Found Deceased MO - Sussette Benhardt, 50, Lincoln County, 23 June 2016

[OkieGranny]

http://fox2now.com/2016/06/24/lincoln-county-man-dead-wife-considered-missing-and-endangered/

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office , 50-year-old William Benhardt, of Lincoln County, and Sussette Benhardt, also 50, were last seen at their business, Snow Hill Nursery, near Troy, MO, around 10:00am Wednesday, June 22, having an argument.

The two are reportedly going through a divorce but still living together.

http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/lincoln-co-woman-missing-husband-found-dead/255259816

Later that day, deputies found 50-year-old William Benhardt dead in his truck with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His .357 revolver had fired two rounds.

His wife, 50-year-old Sussette Benhardt, is still missing.

Her cell phone was found in the washing machine.

 

[kdg411]

Picture of Sussette at link;

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-county-man-found-dead-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/article_70a079a5-e495-5dd3-a1f3-7bf88394d36b.html

The body of the man — William Benhardt, 50, — was found in his truck north of Bellflower, Mo., about 4 p.m. Police said he died of a single gunshot wound, but it appeared two rounds had been fired from his .357 revolver.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department said Benhardt’s wife — Sussette Benhardt, also 50 — is considered missing and endangered.

William Benhardt was a former member of the Troy School Board.

 

[Yvettea]

This doesn't sound good. From the article:

Authorities said the couple, who operate the Snow Hill Nurserynortheast of Troy, Mo., were going through a divorce and were last seen arguing Wednesday morning outside a barn next to the business. The two had still been living together at their home on the same property.

Divorce can be so stressful without the added friction of dividing a business. I hope Sussette is safe somewhere and calls the police.

 

[Tabirey]

Comments on this one are heartbreaking, obviously a very tight knit community :

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...index=0&id=142082305987864&ref=content_filter

 

[kdg411]

Comments on this one are heartbreaking, obviously a very tight knit community :

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...index=0&id=142082305987864&ref=content_filter

Tight knit is putting it lightly. This couple are/were friends with my parents.

 

[Yvettea]

Tight knit is putting it lightly. This couple are/were friends with my parents.

They they must be experiencing a ton of hurt right now. Sending hugs!

 

[Tabirey]

Tight knit is putting it lightly. This couple are/were friends with my parents.

Please give my condolences to your parents, it's hard to lose someone you're close to under any circumstances.

 

[kdg411]

http://lcsomo.com/sussette-benhardt-believed-to-be-the-victim-of-foul-play/

During the search of the residence, Sussette’s cellular phone was located in a washing machine along with a covert digital recording device. Early this morning during a forensic analysis of the recorder detectives discovered a digital audio recording.

The audio file indicated an assault on Sussette by William.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/search-goes-on-for-lincoln-county-woman-dive-teams-search/article_aec57168-83e8-5b88-af13-a63a0b391caa.html

Teams of officers and firefighters, including divers and K-9 units, spent Saturday searching the couple’s 128-acre property, including their Snow Hill Nursery, where Sussette Benhardt was last seen arguing with her husband Wednesday morning.

William and Sussette Benhardt, both 50, were going through a divorce. They have three grown children.

Binder said officers suspended the search about 7 p.m. Saturday and will proceed with “a more focused approach to include multiple properties” the couple own.

Assisting the sheriff’s office Saturday were members of Lincoln County Fire Protection District No. 1 and Missouri Region “C” Technical Rescue Team.

Binder said officers with the St. Charles County internet crimes unit assisted in analyzing the cellphone and recording device.

Binder said a murder-suicide is a possibility, but deputies have no way to know whether Sussette Benhardt is alive or dead.

 

[Belle4]

Sussette is still a missing person:
Active Missing Persons

 

[JerseyGirl]

Investigators are trying to determine if a skull found in a remote area of eastern Missouri is connected to the case of a woman missing for more than two years.

A human skull was found on Saturday in nearby Montgomery County, not far from where the body of 50-year-old William Benhardt was found in June 2016. Authorities believe Benhardt shot himself. Investigators say that around that same time, Bernhardt had argued with his wife, Sussette Benhardt, at a nursery they owned near Troy in Lincoln County, as they were going through a divorce. She hasn’t been seen since then.

Skull found; ties to missing woman case investigated

 

[Darling136]

Montgomery County Sheriff Matt Schoo said Thursday afternoon the remains were positively identified as Sussette Benhardt.

Skull found in Montgomery County identified as missing woman

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