Found Deceased MO - John Forsyth, 49, doctor, Mercy ER Clinic, Cassville, 21 May 2023 *car found*

[Spartygirl]

Could someone knowledgeable please tell me if the case ends up being he was kidnapped in Missouri and taken across state lines to Arkansas does the FBI then take control of the case?

I am not sure what procedures are in place, but other cases I have followed, the FBI can get involved with interstate crimes.
JMO

 

[Ed Teach]

Is kidnapping an automatic the FBI is getting involved?

Edit... nevermind I googled it...minors yes because of Lindbergh case. Adults... sometimes...this time I bet they are consulting for sure. I'm not saying he was kidnapped just that with these circumstances I imagine they're on the scene helping.

 

[gliving]

Lots of cameras -- question is: how long do they retain the recordings?

Now I'm thinking they should check boating activity. If his body dumped overboard.

Incidentally, I was reading a murder mystery set in the Ozarks where the bad guys kidnapped an ER doctor to treat a wanted felon. Killed him afterwards so he wouldn't tell. <moo>

 

[Ed Teach]

This happened the month before on Beaver Lake in about the same spot they found JF.

Bodies of father and son recovered from Beaver Lake | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

BENTONVILLE -- The bodies of two missing kayakers have been found in Beaver Lake.

www.arkansasonline.com

 

[gliving]

OzarksFirst spoke with John Forsyth's brother, Richard Forsyth, to detail what he believes may have happened to his brother.

 

[Ksprincess2]

I'm so sad for his children and extended family, not at all how I thought this case would turn out.

I have to share something odd. I rarely comment on threads and don't read as much on websleuths because I'm busy between work and kids but this one somehow caught my attention and I commented on Monday morning.

I have never been to Arkansas or heard of Beaver Lake until last weekend friends of ours invited us to go there with them later this summer and we agreed and on Sunday night booked an airbnb in Lost Bridge Village! Weird!

 

[airportwoman]

A family friend's son is also a Mercy ER physician -- he doesn't come up in a search, either.

I suppose because you don't pick your ER doctor based on reviews!

jmho ymmv lrr

Nowadays, ER doctors are more and more frequently contracted employees, or even self-employed and not on regular hospital staff.

 

[lawandorder]

Brown Bear, I am very sorry.

 

[Brown bear]

Brown Bear, I am very sorry.

Thank you. I don’t really have any words, but thank you.

 

[Kah323]

His brother has reported an incidence of kidnapping, and people he believed to be after his brother. Has anyone found any credible evidence backing up the claims of kidnapping/threats- news reports, police reports, etc- corroborating what I’ve only heard reported from the brother?

 

[jellybean96]

His brother has reported an incidence of kidnapping, and people he believed to be after his brother. Has anyone found any credible evidence backing up the claims of kidnapping/threats- news reports, police reports, etc- corroborating what I’ve only heard reported from the brother?

No. I’ve done some searching tonight and can’t find a single online reference to it except for what his brother has said.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Forsyth's Infiniti was later found by police at the park in a 'in a very hidden location, in a place where it seems like cars are not supposed to go,' his brother Richard said

'His fiancé was texting him around 7am… and as he was leaving he was texting her things like 'Hey, my shift's over' and 'I'll see you a little bit later,' Richard said.

'And then minutes later, he stops responding to text messages and is seen walking toward his RV.'

ER doctor who 'worked in crypto' texted fiancé before he vanished

Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was last seen leaving Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Missouri, at 7am on May 21, and was expected to return to the hospital for his 7pm shift later that day but never showed up.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[LaLaw2000]

An pregnant AR woman was kidnapped and murdered in MO. The murderer was arrested and held in federal custody.

Feds refuse Benton County prosecutors access to woman charged in killing of mom, unborn baby | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

BENTONVILLE -- The Benton County criminal case against a Missouri woman accused of kidnapping and killing a pregnant woman is in a holding pattern until federal authorities allow local prosecutors access to her.

www.arkansasonline.com

Kidnapping almost always involves the FBI in the handling of the case along with the local LE. Also, crossing state lines in the commission of a felony puts it in FBI jurisdiction.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

His brother-in-law Jason Musgrave in a call with The Associated Press Wednesday from Ozark, Missouri, also rejected the idea of John Forsyth dying by suicide.

"I feel like it is foul play. I feel like it has to have been," Musgrave said, adding that it was also hard to imagine that anyone who knew him would want to hurt him.

"He was funny and engaging and the life of a party," Musgrave said. He said the news that his brother-in-law's body had been found had hit the family like a "bus full of bricks."

Richard Forsyth previously told OzarksFirst there was one person who they believed was upset with his brother, but that individual was overseas, and he said he is confident the incident is not relevant to the investigation.

"He expressed some extreme emotions towards us that he would get revenge. And ultimately his campaign failed, and we didn't hear from him again," said Richard Forsyth. "I don't see that being enough motivation for someone to cross the Atlantic and cause trouble."
Body of missing Missouri ER doctor found in Arkansas lake by kayaker, authorities say, as family suspects "foul play"."

 

[Rosiebones]

Body of Missouri ER doctor found in Arkansas lake had apparent gunshot wound

A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri was found dead in Arkansas from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday. A kayaker discovered the body of 49-year-old Dr. John Forsyth on Tuesday in Beaver Lake, a large reservoir in northwestern Arkansas, the Benton County...

www.aol.com

Suicide doesn't seem to fit the facts for me. More like foul play. MOO MOO MOO

 

[InterpolARBEAR]

Lots of Arkansas traffic cams if he was in a car. IDrive Arkansas Center map on Benton Co and click on the camera icon.

That’s my point. Definitely foul play.

This happened the month before on Beaver Lake in about the same spot they found JF.

Bodies of father and son recovered from Beaver Lake | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

BENTONVILLE -- The bodies of two missing kayakers have been found in Beaver Lake.

www.arkansasonline.com

The father and son were kayaking and they drowned. They didn’t find the bodies for a few weeks I believe. I believe JF was near a shore on on a shore when he was found by a kayaker.

 

[AC's Grandma]

LE is saying he died by homicide per SillyBilly's post above.

Missing Cassville doctor’s death to be investigated as a homicide, according to brother

Dr. John Forsyth’s family has informed OzarksFirst that his body has been found in northwest Arkansas.

www.ozarksfirst.com

 

[Sparx]

His brother has reported an incidence of kidnapping, and people he believed to be after his brother. Has anyone found any credible evidence backing up the claims of kidnapping/threats- news reports, police reports, etc- corroborating what I’ve only heard reported from the brother?

His brother said John was too afraid to report the kidnapping because he believed he was in continued danger. He didn't even tell his brother about it, his brother found out about it after his recent disappearance through a friend. This is mentioned in the same articles I've found that discuss the past kidnapping.

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Could someone have been upset with him over a crypto transaction or financial loss stemming from one?

 

[PommyMommy]

JUN 1, 2023

Body of Missouri ER doctor found in Arkansas lake had apparent gunshot wound

Authorities say a missing emergency room doctor from Missouri whose body was found in an Arkansas lake had died of an apparent gunshot wound. But they're still investigating what happened in the week since Dr. John Forsyth was last seen. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a...

apnews.com

GFF said her brother was smart, confident, loved to help people and was devoted to his family. In the days since his disappearance, she said the family has heard at least three stories of people who he persuaded not to take their own lives. But Forsyth never mentioned those cases to his family, she recalled in an interview Wednesday from Price, Utah.