Post by LadyBlue on Aug 4, 2007 16:38:48 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Missing woman is identified; Body recovered at Hendry-Lee County line[/glow]
HENDRY COUNTY — The body of a woman found partially buried in a wooded area just inside the Hendry-Lee County line has now been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Officials with the medical examiner’s office have identified the woman as 31-year-old Melissa Shook. Shook’s body was found Sunday, July 29.
Law enforcement authorities said Ms. Shook had been reported missing earlier in the month.
Her body was discovered by two citizens in a wooded area just outside LeHigh Acres, at 23rd Terrace and Wheeler Street, at about 10 a.m. Sunday.
The site is located just one block into Southwestern Hendry County. Hendry and Lee county officers conducted foot searches throughout the area looking for evidence after the discovery of the body.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports that the victim was identified using dental records.
The cause of death is still under investigation and little information is being released although reports state that Lee County Sheriff’s Office has executed a search warrant at the home of Ms. Shook’s estranged husband, Joseph Shook in Alva.
Ms. Shook lived in Estero and was the mother of three children. She had been in the midst of divorce proceedings.
Hendry County deputies secured the scene for two days before clearing the area about 1 p.m. Monday.
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HENDRY COUNTY — The body of a woman found partially buried in a wooded area just inside the Hendry-Lee County line has now been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Officials with the medical examiner’s office have identified the woman as 31-year-old Melissa Shook. Shook’s body was found Sunday, July 29.
Law enforcement authorities said Ms. Shook had been reported missing earlier in the month.
Her body was discovered by two citizens in a wooded area just outside LeHigh Acres, at 23rd Terrace and Wheeler Street, at about 10 a.m. Sunday.
The site is located just one block into Southwestern Hendry County. Hendry and Lee county officers conducted foot searches throughout the area looking for evidence after the discovery of the body.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports that the victim was identified using dental records.
The cause of death is still under investigation and little information is being released although reports state that Lee County Sheriff’s Office has executed a search warrant at the home of Ms. Shook’s estranged husband, Joseph Shook in Alva.
Ms. Shook lived in Estero and was the mother of three children. She had been in the midst of divorce proceedings.
Hendry County deputies secured the scene for two days before clearing the area about 1 p.m. Monday.
www.newszap.com/articles/2007/08/02/fl/labelle/clew01.txt