A woman found encased in 600 pounds of concrete in a plastic toolbox in Laclede County last month has been identified.
Prosecutors say 57 year-old Sharon Sabla was allegedly
shot by her husband, Horst Gunter Sabla, 54, in the back of the head at Thompson's RV Park in Lebanon on Aug. 9, 2008.
Sheriff Richard Wrinkle says Horst Sabla stuffed the body in a black plastic toolbox and kept it in the garage of the family home. A few days later, Sabla told detectives
he filled the box with lime and concrete. Authorities don't know how long he kept Sharon Sabla's body in the home, but he eventually dumped the his wife's body in the box about six miles from the couples home.
Hunters found the plastic hinged toolbox on opening firearms deer season on November 15th, 2008 and smelled a foul oder emitting from it and called 911. Cops had to use bolt cutters to open the box which was locked to break it open.
A break in the case came last Friday when a friend of Sharon Sabla went to the Sheriff's department to say she hadn't seen or heard from her friend in some time. Armed with that information investigators obtained a DNA sample from Sharon Sabla's daughter and it came back positive.
Horst Sabla is charged with
first degree murder and armed criminal action; he is being held on no bond. Horst Sabla could also face charges of abandonment of a corpse. His initial arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 today.