Missing
Sussette Charlene Benhardt
RESOLVED
Sussette, approximately 2016
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/22/2016
Missing location (approx) :
Troy, Missouri
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 50 years old
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Sussette disappeared from her home outside Troy, Missouri on June 22, 2016. She and her husband, William, were arguing at the time. The couple was in the process of a divorce, but were still living together and operated a plant nursery.
The day after Sussette's disappearance, William's body was found in his truck, hidden behind some trees in Bellflower, Missouri, about 25 miles west of his home. He had committed suicide using a .357 revolver which was found by his body. Although William died of a single gunshot wound, the .357 had been fired twice.
In December 2018, Sussette's skull was found in Montgomery County, Missouri, not far from where William's body had been located two and a half years earlier. Her death is under investigation.
Other information and links : ncy
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
636-528-6100
September 2021 updates and sources
Missouri State Highway Patrol
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Lincoln County Journal
Sussette Benhardt's Facebook pageheader
13 KRCG
October 12, 2004. December 22, 2018; case resolved.
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