MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lynn Messer
In 2014, Lynn Messer went missing from her 260-acre farm in the middle of the night. When her remains are found on the farm two years later, despite a thorough search, her family and investigators are left wondering if this was a terrible accident or foul play.
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This is the note Lynn had written to her daughter-in-law that depicts what her family said was her “normal writing.”
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Episode Source Material
- Lynn Messer 4 years Later: What her death certificate says; Kerry and springs wedding invite
- Who is Spring Thomas?
- Lynn Messer Case History
- Remains of Lynn Messer laid to rest, death investigation still active
- Lynn Messer Case: Missouri Woman’s Death Remains Unsolved
- New details emerge on Messer Case
- New Developments in the Lynn Messer case come to light during vigil
- American Gothic – Disappeared on Investigation Discovery
- ‘Disappeared’: Lynn Messer Baptist Mom Found Dead on Missouri Farm, Story on ID
- The Lynn Messer case collection
- Skeletal Remains confirmed to be Lynn Messer
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