NewsFebruary 13, 2004
Authorities find man's body in cistern in Montgomery County
BELLFLOWER, Mo. (AP) -- A woman has been charged with abandoning the body of a man whose body was found in a cistern beneath the house where the two had lived, Montgomery County authorities said Friday. Sheriff's deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol found the body Wednesday after fielding a tip that it was being concealed at the house in this community, about 80 miles west of St. Louis...
BELLFLOWER, Mo. (AP) -- A woman has been charged with abandoning the body of a man whose body was found in a cistern beneath the house where the two had lived, Montgomery County authorities said Friday.
Sheriff's deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol found the body Wednesday after fielding a tip that it was being concealed at the house in this community, about 80 miles west of St. Louis.
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The man's identity was being confirmed and withheld, pending notification of relatives.
The man's housemate, Patricia Landrum, 53, has been charged with abandoning a corpse, sheriff's officials said.
An autopsy was ordered.
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