More than six weeks after Leo and Katherine Lindeman vanished from their Anderson, Missouri, home, two bodies believed to be those of the missing couple have been found on a neighboring property, according to a November 2 press release from the McDonald County Sheriff's Office.
A dog was found alive near the bodies, according to the release. The Lindemans' small dog, Itty Bitty, went missing along with the couple in mid-September.
Dateline featured the Lindemans' story in its 'Missing in America' digital series last week. Investigators believe the couple vanished from their rural property around Sept. 16. They were reported missing to the McDonald County Sheriff's Office by a family friend on Sept. 24, after they failed to show up for a planned weekly dinner.
The Lindemans' niece LaShawnda Lindeman told Dateline that on Sept. 28, a private drone operator from Arkansas met up with the family at the property to help search for Leo and Katherine. The search at that time turned up nothing.
On Sept. 29, the McDonald County Sheriff's Office searched the Lindemans' 15-acre property but found no sign of the couple, according to LaShawnda.
According to Monday's press release, a...
Source: NBC 7 San Diego