A southeast Missouri woman has been missing since June 1, 2011. A new clue emerged July 14 when business cards belonging to Jacque Waller were found along a road 10 miles from where her abandoned car was discovered with a flat tire.
It's the newest clues in weeks for authorities who have had a lot to deal with in the missing persons case. From domestic disputes, a pending divorce and three five year old boys caught in the middle, mainly rural southeast Missouri has been searching for the woman for nearly two months.
ABC News reports Waller's estranged husband Clay is a suspect in the case but has not been charged. He last saw her alive between 4 and 4:30 pm she was finalizing divorce papers and arranging to pick up her son. She was on her way from Jackson to her home in Farmington when Waller disappeared.
Police say more than 250 leads have been given to authorities but there have been no breaks in the case. Stan Rawson, Jacque's father, believes Clay knows exactly what happened. The Southeast Missourian reports the Rawson and his wife Ruby appeared on "Good Morning America" to plea for help.
A reward fund has been set up and offers $3,500 for any leads that result in directly locating Waller. KSDK reported family members had hoped a reward would turn up new leads, but so far they have been unable to locate Waller.
Southeast Missouri has endured enough tragedy for one season to last a lifetime in most areas. In the middle of spring, Poplar Bluff was overwhelmed by flooding . The New Madrid Floodway was activated, inundating hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland .
Now, a missing's person case is captivating the area and the nation. Over 7,800 people are attached to the Facebook page "Find Jacque S Waller ." Despite exhaustive searches, Waller has yet to be found. KFVS reported the Rawsons have given up hope of finding their daughter alive.
Some developments have been downright weird. Fox2Now.com in St. Louis reported Clay Waller made a post on his wife's Facebook page June 19. In it, Waller's husband sounds like a concerned person.
"I miss u so much. This is a nightmare. I wish for your safe return," the post stated .
Instead of posting on Facebook, Waller should be out as part of a search team looking for his wife. That will be the true test of where his sentiments lie. Everyone in the United States is innocent until proven guilty. Waller's husband has three boys to care for and they should be the priority instead of playing a game on social networking websites.
Money is also being raised to help support their five year-old triplets. The ordeal of their children has been the hardest. They dealt with domestic abuse between their parents and then a pending divorce. No one expected the kids to be without their mother.
William Browning, a lifelong Missouri resident, writes about local and state issues for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Born in St. Louis, Browning earned his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Missouri. He currently resides in Branson.
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