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Proving murder without a body faces tough legal hurdles
The article notes that proving murder without a body is challenging but possible, citing cases where missing persons were declared dead only after prosecutors pursued murder charges. It discusses Jane Wakefield, Lynn Schuller, and Denise Fraley, each missing for over a decade, with suspects named but insufficient evidence to charge. It also highlights how the discovery of a body would dramatically alter outcomes.
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Jeff Burnham
Jane Wakefield
Lynn Schuller
Denise Fraley
the Gazette
New York
Huntsville
Ark
Jane
Iowa City
Emporia
Kansas
Wakefield
Bon-Aire
Jane Hallberg
Minneapolis
Morningside College
Sioux City
John Wakefield
University of Iowa
U of I
Penn Elementary
North Liberty
John
Hank Reid
Patrick Harney
Iowa City Police Department
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Keith Schuller
Bever Park
Lynn
Sheriffs Department
Tickners
Linn County
Dubuque County District Court
Dubuque
Keith
Keith Sculler
Fruitland
Idaho
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