Lawrence Clinton Brostedt, 73, was found murdered at his home on Up Hill Lane near Thornfield, Missouri, after deputies conducted a welfare check on April 28, 2018. Deputies responding from the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office discovered forced entry and signs of burglary at the rural property and located Brostedt’s body bound with rope and concealed inside multiple tarps in a detached garage. Evidence indicated he had been ambushed and shot in the back of the head.

The investigation began when the Mountain Grove Police Department arrested someone in Wright County on unrelated charges and recovered personal checks belonging to Brostedt. Authorities say the plot targeted Brostedt because the perpetrators believed he had cash and firearms. Three primary suspects were identified: Tylor Rynard, Holly Lucas, and Michael A. Smith. Court filings allege Rynard lured Brostedt into the garage and shot him with a pistol provided by Lucas; Lucas then attempted to clean the scene while Rynard wrapped the body and fled the state before being captured days later in Orlando, Florida. Lucas and Rynard later pleaded guilty to murder and robbery, and Smith was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and held on separate federal child pornography-related allegations tied to his phone.

Did anyone in the area know Brostedt’s routines or have information about visitors to his property around late April 2018?