Local news stations are reporting that Rainwater was staying with Phelps in July when she disappeared. He said that the last time he saw her was July 25th, and that she left in the middle of the night. A family member reported that she was missing on August 25th. Norton has admitted that Phelps called him to the house on July 24th and assisted him in restraining Rainwater. KY3 reporter Marina Silva has been following the case:
Timeline of events in the disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater and Dallas County, Mo. investigation
Phelps place on Moon Valley Road is in a very secluded area with lots of trees near a state park that is a popular location for fishing and floating/kayaking the nearby rivers. It is also very near Windyville's "School of Metaphysics" and community of people associated with it:
School of Metaphysics
The area around Windyville and the School of Metaphysics has long been rumored to be haunted. Not sure if that has any relevance, but that does help to paint a picture of what the immediate area surrounding the crime scene is like.
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