MO - Megan Shultz, 24, found deceased, Columbia, 4 Aug 2006 *Husband Arrested in 2019*

[kimmo]

I am so very, very grateful that the horrendous night he stole Megan's life was too heavy of a burden for him to carry around all these years and he talked.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Megan's loved ones. May justice finally be served.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

COLUMBIA — Columbia Police Department Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter said Friday the department will perform an exploratory dig of the city's landfill for evidence in relation to the 2006 death of a missing woman.

More at Columbia police to search city landfill related to 2006 death of missing Columbia woman

 

[kimmo]

Police in Columbia, Missouri say they found human remains in the city landfill that may belong to a woman who has been missing for 13 years.

Police Chief Geoff Jones said they could not yet confirm that the remains they found belong to Megan Shultz.

She was reported missing in 2006.

Jones said extensive DNA testing will be needed and could take a long time.


wkow.com/news/2019/09/18/police-find-human-remains-in-city-landfill/

 

[oviedo]

I’m shocked they found remains after so long / I hope it is her so her mom can bury her properly

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jones says the dig will continue in hopes of finding additional evidence.

Police began the dig after Shultz’s former husband, 37-year-old Keith Alan Comfort, allegedly confessed to killing her and putting the body in a trash bin. Comfort is now charged with second-degree murder.
Human remains found in search for missing mid-Missouri woman

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The probable cause statement says that Comfort was at work when Shultz telephoned him, saying she had had "ripped someone off" in a drug deal. When Comfort arrived home, Shultz was allegedly visibly agitated and violent. Comfort took hold of Shultz's neck, drove her to the ground and strangled her.
Remains found in a Missouri landfill may be those of Megan Shultz, who has been missing for 13 years

 

[tarabull]

Mother of woman missing for 13 years says she's thankful for discovery of remains

 

[kimmo]

Shultz's remains were found Wednesday in a landfill.

Investigators said they would need to use DNA to confirm the remains belong to Shultz.

"The remains and evidence located with the remains are consistent with what we expected to find when looking for Megan," Police Chief Geoff Jones told an ABC affiliate in Columbia.



Investigators find remains of woman killed, dumped in 2006

 

[kimmo]

BEHIND THE SEARCH: How investigators found Megan Shultz's likely remains

 

[kimmo]

http://www.komu.com/news/breaking-police-find-materials-consistent-with-megan-shultz-remains

 

[JerseyGirl]

Mother of woman missing for 13 years says she's thankful for discovery of remains

 

[kimmo]

www.komu.com/news/ex-husband-of-missing-columbia-woman-appears-in-boone-county-court

 

[LadyL]

Shultz's remains were found Wednesday in a landfill.

Investigators said they would need to use DNA to confirm the remains belong to Shultz.

"The remains and evidence located with the remains are consistent with what we expected to find when looking for Megan," Police Chief Geoff Jones told an ABC affiliate in Columbia.

Investigators find remains of woman killed, dumped in 2006

wow - 13 years later found in a landfill - amazing!
RIP Megan

 

[Al Ka]

Published December 21st 2019
Remains found in Columbia landfill identified as Megan Shultz

The Columbia Police Department confirmed Friday the remains found in September at the Columbia landfill are "99.99%" those of missing Columbia woman Megan Shultz.

In a release, CPD said detectives submitted a DNA sample to a private lab for comparison to the human remains found on September 18th.
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The information Comfort told authorities led CPD investigators and city leaders to conduct an exploratory dig at the Columbia landfill looking for dated and postmarked items close to the time of Shultz disappearance.

Investigators used that information to narrow down a smaller patch of landfill to search. On September 18th, CPD and city leaders confirmed they had found what they believed to be human remains were they were searching.

Remains found in Columbia landfill identified as Megan Shultz

 

[RobinCAL]

Such a sad story but I'm glad there is some resolution. And finally peace for her family after so long.

 

[kimmo]

This is the most recent article I was able to find on Keith's trial. It's from January and hearings have come and gone since then.

Keith Comfort's trial temporarily delayed, awaits status hearing

After looking further into the trial at Missouri case.net it seems the hearings are either being continued or rescheduled. There's another hearing scheduled for April 11th.

Just surprised MSM hasn't updated on this since.

 

[kimmo]

Hearing set for next week in high-profile Columbia murder case | 93.9 The Eagle

 

[kimmo]

Boone County prosecutors and defense to work on timeframe for trial in Comfort murder case | 93.9 The Eagle

A trial date has not been set for a Columbia man charged with strangling his wife to death and then putting her body in an apartment dumpster on Amelia.

40-year-old Keith Comfort appeared briefly Tuesday in Boone County Circuit Court, via video.

Public defender Kevin O’Brien asked Judge Jeff Harris for a continuance, which was granted. Counselor O’Brien tells the court he’ll work with the Boone County assistant prosecutor Susan Boresi to come up with a timeframe for a trial. The judge has rescheduled the status hearing for July 11.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Comfort's pre-trial conference is today in Columbia | 93.9 The Eagle

A Columbia murder suspect set to go on trial next week will be in court Tuesday afternoon for a pre-trial conference. 41-year-old Keith Alan Comfort is charged with second degree murder for the 2006 death of his wife, Megan Shultz. Boone County prosecutors say Comfort strangled his wife before...

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Set to go to trial next week

 

[JerseyGirl]

High-profile Columbia murder trial is a go for Monday | 93.9 The Eagle

About 80 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia for Monday’s jury selection in a high-profile murder trial. 41-year-old Keith Comfort is charged with second degree murder for the 2006 death of his wife, Megan Shultz. Her body was discovered in...

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