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Frank Ancona, 51, was reported missing from his Leadwood, Missouri home in February 2017 after his wife, Malissa Ancona, initially told police he had been sent on an out-of-state work delivery. His employer later said no such trip had been assigned. A family on a fishing trip found his body by the Big River near Belgrade, Missouri; an autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators found a bloody scene in the master bedroom that had been poorly cleaned. Suspicion focused on 44-year-old Malissa Ancona and 24-year-old stepson Paul Jinkerson Jr., and both were arrested on charges including first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and abandonment of a corpse. Malissa later recanted her initial account and, in a letter from jail and in court, confessed to firing the fatal shots, saying her stepson helped clean the scene and dispose of the body. Prosecutors say the motive was a marital dispute after Frank had asked for a divorce; Malissa pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and abandonment of a corpse and received a life sentence as part of a plea agreement.

Did anyone in Leadwood or the surrounding area have contact with Frank, Malissa, or Paul around the time of his disappearance that could shed light on what happened?