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Missouri doctor John Forsyth last seen getting into mystery car before being found dead in lake: brother
The Missouri ER doctor who went missing for more than a week was seen getting into another vehicle with an unknown driver before his body was found in a lake, according to his family.
Security cameras show Dr. John Forsyth entering the car in the parking lot of a public pool in Cassville, Missouri on May 21, his brother, Richard Forsyth, told The Associated Press.
The footage captured some of the 49-year-old doctor’s last known movements before he was found dead Tuesday by a kayaker in Beaver Lake in Arkansas — about an hour south of Cassville. He appears to have died from a gunshot wound.
After entering the unknown car, Forsyth apparently got out before the driver left the parking lot.
His brother had previously told the Daily Beast, citing police, the surveillance video showed Forsyth walking around in the parking lot about “10 to 15 minutes” after the car left.
Forsyth then mysteriously left his own unlocked car behind in the parking lot. Two phones, a laptop and other personal items were found inside his vehicle, his brother said.
Richard Forsyth said his brother had texted his new fiancée around 7 a.m. the day he disappeared, telling her he would see her soon. Then he suddenly stopped responding to messages.
Officials, who remained tightlipped releasing information regarding the case, have not identified the driver of the other vehicle.
Detectives told Forsyth’s brother that the death is being investigated as a homicide, he told OzarksFirst. However, authorities have not said whether or not they believe he was killed or took his own life.
Benton County Coroner Daniel Oxford said an autopsy was completed Thursday. The results won’t be released until the investigation is complete.
Forsyth was reported missing on May 21 after he failed to show up for his shift at Mercy Hospital, which was completely out of character for the father of eight, according to his loved ones.
Richard Forsyth said the family had been gathered together eating dinner Tuesday night when a state police officer came to the door to share the tragic news.
Family members have rejected the idea that loving, happy father would commit suicide.
“There’s no way he killed himself,” Richard Forsyth told Fox News this week. “Many times he mentioned he might be in danger.”
He loved his work as a doctor and rarely missed a day of work, often sleeping in an RV outside the hospital when he was on call, family members said.
His RV was also left unlocked, which Richard also called “very uncharacteristic.”
Richard Forsyth said that his brother has previously been involved in dangerous situations and that he was kidnapped and released in February 2022.
“It was cold. He was zip-tied. He was made to feel very unsafe and taken on a car ride with some people to a bridge and he was threatened,” Richard said.
The brother only learned about the kidnapping from a friend, and said John decided not to file a police report because he believed he was in continued danger, he told Fox News.
Richard said he didn’t know who would want to harm his brother.
Forsyth’s connection to the second vehicle seen on pool surveillance video remains unclear. Authorities have not confirmed any information about the video — including if it was taken before or after Forsyth may have texted his fiancée.
Police have also not released any information on how Forsyth got from Cassville to Beaver Lake, when and where he died, or if investigators recovered a weapon.
Shannon Jenkins, spokesperson for the Benton County Sheriff’s Department, told AP Friday that “there is no immediate threat to the public,” but declined to offer additional information until the investigation is complete.
Forsyth had gotten engaged just three days before his disappearance, but he was also recently divorced. On May 10, a judge ordered Forsyth to pay his ex-wife $3,999 in child support a month, plus another $15,000 a month, according to court records.
He married and divorced the same woman twice between 1995 and 2022, but both his brother and Ryan Ricketts, the ex-wife’s divorce attorney, say the split was amicable.
His ex-wife, who lives in Idaho where he was born, was given custody of the couple’s children, though he continued to have a strong relationship with them, his brother and the woman’s divorce attorney said.
Forsyth has been an actively licensed doctor and surgeon in Missouri since July 1, 2005 after receiving his medical degree from Ross University, based in Barbados.
He’d been an emergency physician at Mercy Hospital in Cassville for nearly 15 years.
With Post wires
Missouri
Hancock & Kelley: Gardner meets with Missouri Auditor, Bailey blasts Bragg over Trump prosecution
It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley for Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Republican consultant Jean Evans (in for John Hancock) and Democratic consultant Michael Kelley discuss the following topics:
- Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick essentially put out an APB for Kim Gardner. After months of delays, the former St. Louis Circuit Attorney finally surfaced and met with Fitzpatrick.
- No tickets for expired temp tags in St. Louis; how about a loan instead?
- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey goes to Washington to blast Trump prosecutor Alvin Bragg.
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Real Deals: Missouri buyer orders up Burger King investment in Bentonville – Talk Business & Politics
A 3,014-square-foot retail building in Bentonville’s Commerce Centre development recently sold for $2.2 million, or $729.92 per square foot.
Curtis Jared, a commercial real estate investor in Springfield, Mo., bought the single-story building at 1700 S. Walton Blvd. The Christoffers Revocable Trust, led by trustee Debra Christoffers, was the seller.
Guaranty Bank in Springfield, Mo., backed the deal with a $1.32 million loan. City Title & Closing of Fayetteville was the title agent.
The single-story building was built in 2000 and remodeled in 2015. It is triple-net leased to Burger King, which has approximately 11 years left on a 20-year lease. The building sold with a cap rate of 6.56%. The restaurant is operated by a franchisee.
In 2019, Christoffers paid $2.57 million for the property, which equaled $852.68 per square foot. Kwangho Taehee LLC, managed by Kwang Ho Cha, was the seller.
BEAVER LAKE ABODE
A 2,728-square-foot residence on Beaver Lake in Benton County sold recently for $1.32 million. The purchase price equals $468 per square foot.
Stan and Kelly Fulk bought the three-bedroom residence on Ravenshoe Road. Erin Kyle was the seller.
HSBC Bank USA of New York backed the deal with a 30-year, $993,750 loan. Harbor Closing & Title of Rogers was the title agent. The Limbird Team with Limbird Real Estate Group of Rogers represented the buyer. Jan Holland with Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette of Bentonville represented the seller.
The 1.16-acre development was built in 2008. It includes a private boat dock with four slips. Kyle paid $1.1 million for the property in December 2022. Josh and Shannon MacNeel were the sellers. MacNeel paid $90,000 for the land in March 2007. Marc and Brenda Riney were the sellers.
Riney paid $75,000 for the lot in March 2004. Will and Libby Green were the sellers.
PINNACLE RESIDENCE
A 5,858-square-foot residence inside the gated Pinnacle Country Club neighborhood in Rogers sold recently for $1.3 million. The purchase price equals $222 per square foot.
Casey and Brittany Flippo bought the five-bedroom home on West Champions Boulevard. Barnes Ventures LLC, led by Rodney Barnes, was the seller.
Central Bank in Little Rock backed the deal with a 30-year, $1.28 million loan. Advantage Title in Bentonville was the title agent. The Limbird Team with Limbird Real Estate Group in Rogers was the listing agent. Jackson Hogue with Collier & Associates in Fayetteville represented the buyer.
Camelot Construction built the home in 2006 on a 0.37-acre lot. Barnes Ventures paid $1 million for the property in September 2021. Michael Cattaneo was the seller. Cattaneo bought the residence in September 2017 for $649,000. National Equity Inc. was the seller.
HUDSON HOLDINGS
Commercial acreage north of West Hudson Road (Highway 62) near the entrance to Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Rogers sold recently for $1.2 million.
Knuckleheads Investments LLC, a Texas company, bought the 2.57-acre site, which is bordered to the west by North 23rd Street and to the east by North 22nd Street. Ashley Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is to the north.
Louis and Shannon Froud were the sellers. The purchase price equals $10.72 per square foot.
Real Deals submissions: Submit tips about lease activity, construction, transactions or upcoming projects valued at $300,000 or more to Paul Gatling at [email protected]. Please write ‘Real Deals’ in the subject line.
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Missouri mushroom hunters are being enlisted to help scientists find every fungi in the U.S.
The world of fungi is all around us, but it’s largely undocumented. Millions of species are still waiting to be identified. This year, as part of an ambitious project that’s seeking to identify every single mushroom in North America, Missouri mushroom hunters are being enlisted to join the effort by collecting samples of what they find in the wild.
The effort is a partnership between the Missouri Mycological Society and Indiana-based MyCota Labs. To participate in the project, foragers should photograph and log their findings, then dry and ship the samples to the lab.
The undertaking is ongoing in multiple states. The expansion to Missouri comes at a time of notable popularity for mushrooms — what some are calling a “shroom boom.”
“I think a lot of it has to do with the mystery of fungi,” Mike Snyder, president of the Mid-Missouri chapter of the Missouri Mycological Society, told St. Louis on the Air. “New species of fungi are being found all the time, and there’s just a lot to learn about mushrooms.”
He added, “And, of course, a lot of wild mushrooms are delicious.”
So, what makes this mycological mapping necessary? It turns out that even the edible mushrooms typically found in Missouri, like chanterelles, have been misidentified. It’s part of a larger problem facing mycologists, said Steve Russell, the founder and president of MyCota Lab.
“Most of the species identified in most field guides in print today — I often say they won’t withstand the test of time,” Russell explained. “There were a lot of Europeans that came to North America and described species and applied European names to our North American species.”
As an example, Russell pointed to a common forager favorite:
“Most of the yellow golden chanterelles in North America went under a single scientific name. And now we’re discovering that there are probably dozens of different species that were all hidden under that one European species name.”
Russell estimates that it will take ten years to document all species of mushrooms in North America. In Missouri, mushroom hunters do not need to be members of the Missouri Mycological Society to participate. More details on the project, including how to log and ship samples, can be found on the MyCoMap Missouri website.
To learn more about the ongoing “shroom boom,” and why mycologists like Steve Russell and Mike Snyder are excited about the prospects of fungi DNA, listen to St. Louis on the Air on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube, or click the play button below.
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