A federal jury found Floyd Coates and Dennis Lawson guilty in Sunny Sramek case. The 18-year-old went missing from Trenton in 2019.
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The cover-up unravels
Coates later told confidants he had thrown Sramek’s body into the Missouri River to conceal evidence, prosecutors alleged. He believed his actions would protect him from prosecution, reportedly telling one person “no body, no case.”
However, law enforcement gathered significant physical evidence. Forensic analysis found Sramek’s DNA and a substantial amount of blood in Coates’ white Ford Explorer, providing the proof needed for conviction.