Found Deceased MO - Russell Long, 39, Willard, Vehicle at home, April 2021 *arrest*

[mlhenn]

Greene County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing man, last seen weeks ago

Russell Long, 39, was last seen at a family member’s home on Farm Road 76 near State Highway UU in Willard. Police located Russell’s vehicle at the home, but family members have not heard from him over the past 15 days.

The sheriff’s office says Russell may be with friends, but his location is unknown.

Russell is described as six feet tall and 175 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. If you have any information as to Russell’s whereabouts, contact your closest law enforcement agency or the Greene County Sheriff’s Office at 417-868-4040.

 

[mlhenn]

Search on for Ash Grove man missing for three weeks

This article has a last seen date as March 31 2021.
His photo also looks different than the others I’ve seen IMO.


Russell Long, 39, was last seen on Wednesday, March 31, at a family member’s house on Farm Road 76 in Willard; he has not been seen nor heard from since.

Kassandra Niemeier, Long’s sister, said he spoke with their mother on the evening of his disappearance; a family member who is the last known person to see Long also spoke with him before he left.
“Our mother, Reba Long, spoke with Russell around 8 p.m. on (the night he disappeared),” Niemeier said. “Mom said that he never mentioned leaving to her, and when she came home after running an errand, Russell was gone.

The ... family member also spoke with Russell before he left, claiming that Russell said a friend was coming to pick him up and he would come back later for his pickup.”
The relative also observed Long getting into the automobile he left in.
“(The) family member said they saw Russell leave in a vehicle, possibly a white SUV, from their home ... in Willard,” she said. “It was late evening. We are not for sure who he was leaving with or why.”

Long left his truck at the relative’s residence with his wallet and keys inside and the windows rolled down, something Niemeier called “highly unusual.”

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Long is described as standing about six-feet tall, weighing between 180 and 190 pounds, and having brown shoulder-length hair and a long beard, Niemeier said he usually wears a ballcap with sunglasses on top, blue jeans and a t-shirt or button-up shirt with ripped-off sleeves. She added that he is outgoing and joking with people he knows and shy and reserved around people he doesn’t.

 

[mlhenn]

Greene County Sheriff's Office deputies keep searching for missing man

Greene County deputies report sighting of missing man: Russell Long


The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who has been missing since the beginning of April 2021.

Deputies said Russell Long, 39, was last seen at a residence on the 9900 block of W. Farm Road 76.

Greene County detectives searched “above the property” and used “excavating equipment” on Monday, May 24, but could not find evidence of Long’s whereabouts.

 

[mrsNKY]

I wonder if this is just being reported? So much time has passed.

 

[YaYa_521]

Greene County Sheriff's Office deputies keep searching for missing man

Greene County deputies report sighting of missing man: Russell Long


The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who has been missing since the beginning of April 2021.

Deputies said Russell Long, 39, was last seen at a residence on the 9900 block of W. Farm Road 76.

Greene County detectives searched “above the property” and used “excavating equipment” on Monday, May 24, but could not find evidence of Long’s whereabouts.

TY for starting Russell's thread!

Hmmm, digging equipment and a backhoe? That's unusual when searching for a MP unless LE has strong reason to believe foul play is involved. There must be much, much more to this than they're releasing to the media. Excavating equipment is rarely "just part of the search" in the average MP case. MOO

UPDATE: Greene County deputies search area for man reported missing in April
SBM
...digging equipment and a backhoe...[snip] Deputies say this is just part of the search since his disappearance.

 

[mlhenn]

I wonder if this is just being reported? So much time has passed.

The initial articles/reports I posted above were dated around mid April; that makes me think it was probably around that time (15th of April) that it was first reported Russell missing. (IMO)

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Government-Organization/GreeneCountySO/posts/

A couple posts included on the GCSO fb page

 

[mlhenn]

Google Maps

9900 block of W. Farm Road 76

 

[GraceG]

The photo of Mr. Long is a mugshot. It's a paid site at searchquarry.com so I can't per our rules of use publish the info there, but the picture came from an incident in early 2020. The outcome is unknown as the Green County Court Records website was down as of this morning.

 

[mlhenn]

Active Missing Persons

Listed on MO missing persons site

 

[mlhenn]

Search on for Ash Grove man missing for three weeks


Here’s an additional photo of Russell; looks totally different IMO

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Is this anywhere near the area ?

Greene Co. Sheriff’s Office launches homicide investigation after human remains found near Bois D’Arc


NEAR BOIS D’ARC, Mo. (KY3) - A homicide investigation is underway in Greene County after authorities found human remains Friday morning near Bois D’Arc.

Greene County deputies responded to a call Friday around 11:20 a.m. on Farm Road 59 near Farm Road 94, finding human remains in the area. It’s unclear what remains were found or how long they have been at that location.

 

[mlhenn]

Is this anywhere near the area ?

Greene Co. Sheriff’s Office launches homicide investigation after human remains found near Bois D’Arc


NEAR BOIS D’ARC, Mo. (KY3) - A homicide investigation is underway in Greene County after authorities found human remains Friday morning near Bois D’Arc.

Greene County deputies responded to a call Friday around 11:20 a.m. on Farm Road 59 near Farm Road 94, finding human remains in the area. It’s unclear what remains were found or how long they have been at that location.

Google Maps

Appears to be less than 10 miles apart.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Greene Co. Sheriff’s Office launches homicide investigation after human remains found near Bois D’Arc


Greene County deputies responded to a call Friday around 11:20 a.m. on Farm Road 59 near Farm Road 94, finding human remains in the area. It’s unclear what remains were found or how long they have been at that location.

“Greene County Sheriff’s Detectives are currently investigating the incident as a homicide,” the sheriff’s office noted Friday.

The remains have not been identified at this time.

Friday morning’s discovery is only a few miles from where a search took place for a missing man just last week. Law enforcement have not said if the two have any connection.

 

[mlhenn]

@TootsieFootsie thank you for checking in on Russell’s case & finding a possible update!

I feel like there’s a lot of unknowns around his disappearance...and developments on Russell’s case took a rather strange turn (excavating equipment) fairly quickly. JMO
Thoughts for the family members of whomever this loved one may be.

 

[YaYa_521]

Yeah, strange for sure. I wonder who's the family member who last saw Russell at home? I also wonder who drives the mysterious white SUV? LE likely has a lot more info than they've released. They didn't use heavy equip in their earlier search for him for nothing, so they must have had reason to suspect foul play. My guess is there will be homicide charges quickly (if these are Russell's remains). I bet they only needed to find his body and get a COD.

I mapped the location (Farm Road 59 near Farm Road 94) to his home address (on the 9900 block of W. Farm Road 76). It appears to be right at 4 miles, depending on where exactly near FR94 the remains were located.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Found deceased.

Human remains found near Bois D’Arc identified as missing Willard man

 

[YaYa_521]

Such a sad update yet again. I expect it won't be long before there's an arrest and it's likely to be a relative who was somewhat close to Russell. MOO My guess is there was no mysterious white SUV involved. I hate this for his loved ones as they're facing a major heartache in the wake of his murder. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who love him. Rest in peace, Russell.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

May 20, 2025 article

Man arrested, charged in the death of his nephew four years ago in Greene County

Russell Long's body was found in Bois D'Arc on June 4, 2021.

www.ky3.com

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A Greene County grand jury has indicted a man for the death of his nephew four years ago.

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Investigators have not released a motive or details about how Long died.

[…]

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Russell Long was last seen by his parents, with whom he lived with in Walnut Grove, on March 31, 2021. The parents left their home around 8 p.m. and by the time they returned later that evening, Russell Long was not there, according to the probable cause statement filed in Greene County Circuit Court.

Deputies received records from Crete/Schaffer Trucking, where Bruce Long worked as a truck driver, that confirmed he was off duty March 30-April 3, 2021. During a formal interview at the Greene County Sheriff's Office, Bruce Long allegedly was caught in a lie when he said Russell Long had dropped off his truck at 10 a.m. March 31, which conflicted with Russell Long's parents' statement that they saw him at their home around 8 p.m. that day.

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2025/05/23/willard-missouri-man-homicide-uncle-arrested-murder-investigation/83789894007/