GA - Riceboro, WhtFemale, discovered in woods of the Portal Hunting Club, homicide, 2 Dec 2022 - Mindi Mebane Kassotis *husband arrested*

[LouLou74]

Probably a long shot, but I think they look similar:

WV - WV - Grace Smith 35, car found, keys on hood, belongings inside, Gallipolis Ferry, 23 Feb 2022 *Reward*

I do agree that this is odd wording. Especially since there is very scant information following the statement. Why do they think the car was placed instead of her driving it there and meeting with someone? That very much seems that they have some more info. How much traffic is there where the...

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[SimsGuy67]

Probably a long shot, but I think they look similar:

WV - WV - Grace Smith 35, car found, keys on hood, belongings inside, Gallipolis Ferry, 23 Feb 2022 *Reward*

I do agree that this is odd wording. Especially since there is very scant information following the statement. Why do they think the car was placed instead of her driving it there and meeting with someone? That very much seems that they have some more info. How much traffic is there where the...

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Unfortunately for me, weight just seems too off here. It's an almost 100 pound difference. If you feel strongly about this match though, submit it!

 

[JurassicParker]

Did I miss where they tell what they estimate the age of the victim to be?

 

[JurassicParker]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Without an age to go off of I am just looking around for any women who fit that. This one fits it for me. The second rendering got me.

 

[SimsGuy67]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Without an age to go off of I am just looking around for any women who fit that. This one fits it for me. The second rendering got me.

I mentioned this woman on page 2. She does fit mostly but location is an issue. On NamUs she is 20 - 60.

 

[coonhound]

An unidentified white female was found dismembered in a hunting lease in Liberty County, GA near Riceboro on December 2nd, 2022. Further searches located additional portions within a 3-4 miles radius. The remains were found initially near the Portal Hunting Club lease off of Jones Road on Weyerhaeuser Paper Company property. According to a news report, the remains were found in a ditch on the property without clothes.

Date of Recovery: 2 Dec 2022
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown
Estimated Weight: 195-215
Estimated Height: 5'9" - 5'10"
Post Mortem Interim: days (GBI estimates 27 Nov 2022)
Clothing: Long Sleeved, Blue Shirt, Sized Medium, Brand Merona; White Camisole, Sized Large; Light Gray Shorts with White Stripe on sides; White Underwear Sized Large, Brand Amazon Essentials

Namus: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/98847/
GBI: https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-01-05/unidentified-womans-remains-found-riceboro
WSAV: https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/body-of-woman-found-in-riceboro-police-say/

 

[coonhound]

I expect that this comparison has been made because of the proximity and similar time frames. Nevertheless, the remains strongly resemble MP Sarah Otting who was last seen the day prior to these remains being located. Sarah was last seen in Statesboro, GA late December 1st/early December 2nd with another minor who has since been located. She was last seen about an hour north of the location that these remains were located <24 hours later. This does not quite match the PMI of 5 days (vs. 1 day) estimated by the GBI. Further, the remains are estimated to be from a taller (>7"), larger (>75 lbs) female than Sarah is listed. But the rendering of the remains seems dead on for Sarah:

 

[m00c0w]

Woman’s body found in Riceboro identified, suspect arrested in Pennsylvania

The woman who was found dismembered in Riceboro in December 2022 has been identified.

www.wtoc.com

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The woman who was found dismembered in Riceboro in December 2022 has been identified.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Mindi Mebane Kassotis was 40-years-old when she was found on December 2, 2022.

Mindi’s body was found on a hunting club which covered areas in Liberty and McIntosh Counties. Mindi’s remains were identified on May 11, 2023.

Mindi and her husband, 40-year-old Nicholas James Kassotis, or Nicholas Killian James Stark, were living in Savannah at the time of Mindi’s death.

Agents with the GBI requested the FBI’s assistance with geneaology DNA. According to the GBI, the FBI received results that furthered the investigation.

The GBI says they also interviewed family members and got DNA swabs for comparison to the profile created through genealogy DNA.

Nicholas was arrested on May 12 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in connection with the death of his wife.

He is being charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, and removal of body parts from scene of death or dismemberment.

He is being held at the Lancaster County Prison awaiting extradition to Georgia.

 

[iamshadow21]

Woman’s body found in Riceboro identified, suspect arrested in Pennsylvania

The woman who was found dismembered in Riceboro in December 2022 has been identified.

www.wtoc.com

Good work by the Georgia reconstruction artist, as usual. I can see the resemblance strongly.

Sleep well, Mindi.

 

[m00c0w]

GBI press release has also been updated:

Unidentified Woman’s Remains Found in Riceboro

Update to Original News Release: Unidentified Woman’s Remains Found in Riceboro Victim Identified and Suspect Arrested (May 12, 2023) - Nicholas James Kassotis, aka Nicholas Killian James Stark, age 40, was arrested on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was arrested in...

gbi.georgia.gov

 

[Hochman]

Woman’s body found in Riceboro identified, suspect arrested in Pennsylvania

The woman who was found dismembered in Riceboro in December 2022 has been identified.

www.wtoc.com

 

[wary]

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Husband arrested in Pennsylvania.

 

[PatLaurel]

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Kelly was spot on as always! MOO JMO

RIP Mindi

 

[iamshadow21]

Kelly was spot on as always! MOO JMO

RIP Mindi

Yeah, I love her work, anyway, but it really is a very strong likeness to Mindi. Excellent.

MOO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Mindi’s remains were found scattered across the hunting club land that traverses Liberty and McIntosh Counties on December 2, 2022. At the time of her death, Mindi and her husband, Nicholas James Kassotis, also known as Nicholas Killian James Stark, were living in Savannah. After nearly six months of painstaking investigation and DNA analysis, Mindi was positively identified. Following the identification, Nicholas was arrested on May 12, 2023, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

A woman who was found dismembered at a Liberty County hunting club has been identified

The Gist: Mindi Mebane Kassotis, the previously unidentified woman whose dismembered remains were discovered on a hunting club property in Riceboro last year,

thegeorgiasun.com

 

[vls12345]

Ex-Navy JAG Officer Arrested in Wife’s Grisly Murder

Georgia Bureau of InvestigationA gruesome discovery at a hunting club in Georgia late last year has finally culminated in an arrest.Authorities say dismembered remains found by hunters last December belong to 40-year-old Mindi Mebane Kassotis, who is believed to have been dead since November...

news.yahoo.com

 

[vls12345]

Looks like they got married in 2016:

Mebane/Kassotis wedding

Mindi Ruth Mebane and Nicholas James Kassotis married Oct. 9 at Morven Park in Leesburg, Va.

www.sentinelsource.com

 

[kccorona]

I’m trying to determine if she was ever reported missing by family/friends and haven’t made it that far, but one of the first results after googling her name is their marriage announcement from 2016. Eerie to read it now, of course, but it appears they both were very educated and accomplished and seemed to have a promising future. Also found it interesting they both had many family members in the wedding party and mentioned in the write-up, so it’s strange to me that it took so long for Mindi’s remains to be identified… and that there is nothing about her being missing for six months on the first page of google results of her name. Very bizarre.

Mebane/Kassotis wedding

Mindi Ruth Mebane and Nicholas James Kassotis married Oct. 9 at Morven Park in Leesburg, Va.

www.sentinelsource.com

 

[vls12345]

I’m trying to determine if she was ever reported missing

I was wondering that too.

 

[Reasonable & Just]

I‘m curious about the husband being a former JAG officer with more than one name.

Rest in peace, Mindi, and may justice be swift.