This site was set up as yet another attempt to find Mary Lee Grobe and to seek justice for her. Mary disappeared from her home near Poplar Bluff, MO on 9/27/03 and we have yet to get the answers we deserve. We hope Missouri politicians and law enforcement will use Mary's case to learn from so this horrible nightmare never happens to another family.
When I watched the video of John Austin being arrested, seeing his surprise, it reminded me of someone from down in Southeast Missouri.
posted by Help Find Mary Grobe @ 8:25 PM
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Wow, Good Job Sheriff Dobbs and Butler County! A cold case that has been solved. It is so sad how people can hide something terribe like this for so long. Thank you for not giving up on finding answers. dar BUTLER COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Investigators make a huge break in a Butler County cold case. Authorities arrested four people Thursday in connection with the 1999 murder of Carla Ann Austin. Investigators say probable cause exist that the four suspects conspired to kill Carla Ann Austin. Arrested are Austin's step-daughters, another member of her late husband's family and a family friend. Melissa Baggett, John Austin and Henry 'Marlin' Rice all of Qulin, along with Tracy Rea, of Neosho all face second degree murder charges. John Austin bonded out of jail early Thursday afternoon. Tracy Austin waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty on Friday. She is due back in court on May 10. Melissa Baggett waived arraignment, pleaded not guilty on Friday. She is due back in court on April 26. For Austin's biological daughters, this is a day they thought would never come. "I just can't believe it," said Mindy Crafford. "Justice can be served. You won't get away with this." Heartland News went along Thursday morning as Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs, deputies, members of the Highway Patrol and Qulin Police Department made arrests in Qulin. First, they took John Austin into custody, and then followed a few blocks later to arrest Henry 'Marlin' Rice at his apartment. Earlier in the day Tracy Rea was arrested in Neosho and just before 3 p.m., her sister Melissa Baggett of Butler County turned herself in. "This is definitely a complicated case because of the family dynamic," said Sheriff Dobbs. The arrests come nearly 13 years after Austin's murder. According to the sheriff statement, Carla Ann Austin was reported missing by her aunt on August 8, 1999. Hunters found her body a few months later in November. According to the probable cause, Carla Ann Austin's body was found around 30 yards from the tree line inside a patch of woods to the west of a field road. Authorities say she was positively identified through dental records. "I've just always wanted to know the truth," said Crafford. She was eight years old when her mother disappeared. "We always felt like the family was involved." Rest of the story on KFVS
posted by Help Find Mary Grobe @ 8:22 PM
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Hopefully, Jacque's family can get the answers they deserve. Clay Waller is charged with his wife's murder. It took awhile but commendable effort on the part of investigators to solve this terrible crime. Cape Girardeau, MO (KSDK) - Clay Waller, the estranged husband of a missing mother of triplets, has been charged with murder in connection to her disappearance. Morley Swingle, the Prosecuting Attorney for Cape Girardeau County, filed first-degree murder charges against Clay Waller regarding the disappearance of his wife, Jacque. Prosecutors also charged Clay Waller with two counts of evidence tampering. Swingle said his office will not seek the death penalty in the case. Clay Waller, 41, is being held on a $1 million bond. Jacque Waller, 39, was last seen leaving Clay Waller's residence in Jackson on June 1, 2011. Her body has not been found. Read the article on StLToday.Com See the video on: KFVS KSDK
posted by Help Find Mary Grobe @ 8:00 PM
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So sad; hopeful the family will have answers soon.
posted by Help Find Mary Grobe @ 6:44 AM
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Thank you Butler County, Missouri and all the caring people who located Mary Lee Grobe and made sure she was at least granted her final wish to be buried beside her husband. Thank you for the prayers, the comforting words, the hard labor, the brain work and determination that went into finding her in April 2009. Thanks to all levels of law enforcement, and newspaper and TV reporters. Extensive DNA comparison with four of her children was done and confirms her identity. At the time she vanished on 9/27/03 she was a 74 year old, legally declared incompetent child-like elderly widow from Poplar Bluff, MO who lived alone. Amy Bridgewater was the last person to admit seeing her. The door was locked from the outside but her purse, medicines, and all her belongings were inside. Her dog also vanished with her, but returned 2 days later washed and bathed obviously to conceal evidence. Please continue to speak up and tell what you know about this case. Call Butler County Sherriff’s Department. The truth is still out there. We still need answers and justice for Mary. Please help!
