John Brent McGhee was a 42-year-old man trying to get his life together despite a troubled marriage. He was last seen on July 11, 2024, after his wife had an argument with his mother. He spent a few minutes at a cousin’s house and then vanished into oblivion. Strangely, the next day his wife checked herself into a battered women’s shelter and then immediately into a mental health clinic. After being released she moves in with her BFF; a man her husband once trusted.
Why the strange behavior? Why do scent dogs lose the trail in front of this “boyfriend’s” house? Why does the rumor mill point to hideous things involving these people? And, why can’t anyone find McGhee? Was he betrayed by the ones closest to him?
Brent McGee was having trouble in his marriage and felt like his wife was leaving him. They visited his mother on the 11th, but his wife was aloof and didn’t seem to want to be there. When something was said there was an explosion and his wife left in a huff.
Brent would visit a cousin’s house for a few minutes and then vanish. One eyewitness put him in front of his wife’s boyfriend’s house. Scent dogs with be brought in later to verify this. The dogs lost his scent just past the house, but they could not go on to the property because it was posted and they didn’t have a warrant. All of this information was sent to the police department.
Police have an eyewitness statement. The Boyfriend had several people there that day and she said that Brent’s wife came in crying. She didn’t have any physical injuries, but she did come in crying. A short time later the witness said she seen Brent in the road in front of the house and the guys around her said they weren’t going to let him in.
If this is true, this was the last official sighting of Brent McGee. Was he there to confront his wife’s infidelity? Was he there to talk to a lifelong friend who had turned against him? We may never know if the police don’t get around to interrogating anyone.
The next day Brent’s wife checked herself into the Hope Cottage, a battered women’s shelter in Searcy, Arkansas. After she finished their program, she immediately checked herself into a mental health facility. She never showed any concern for her missing husband and never reported him missing. Upon her release, she immediately moved in with her boyfriend. Was she actually abused or was this to establish an alibi?
Her boyfriend is a taxidermist and the rumor mill has run wild with theories about possible ways to dispose of a body. We won’t get into all the hideous tales that this family has had to endure from the local rumor mill. But sadly, those rumors also include Brent’s childhood friend. What happened to Brent? And, was his wife, and two friends involved in his disappearance?
The family has called in a private investigator and some other organizations to help find answers after the local police haven’t been able to provide them. Family, friends, and volunteers have conducted over a dozen searches looking for any clues to where Brent could be. These searches have yielded items of interest and these items were sent to the police. Most of the evidence they dismissed, and some of it sat in an evidence locker for several weeks until it was so deteriorated the crime lab couldn’t get any results from it.
This family needs your help raising awareness about this case. Brent had people around him who should have protected him, but instead, it seems they weren’t the people he thought they were. The Sister had to go into Brent’s house and look for clues. She found spots she thought were blood, so she and the PI did luminol testing. They found quite a bit of blood stains in that room. They told the police and they came and took pictures. Unfortunately, nothing has ever come of this evidence either.
What happened to Brent McGhee? Did he go to his wife’s BF’s house to confront her? Was he kept outside? Why did the scent dogs alert at the BF’s house? And more importantly, Why in Heaven’s Name can’t the police get a search warrant? How much circumstantial evidence do they need?
The family has put together a petition to pressure the local P.D. into pushing this case up to a larger department with more resources. Please follow the link and sign the petition. This case should have been solved within the week if things had been done in a timely manner, but now the longer they wait the less evidence will be found.
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Madhouse Madison County
Chaos rules in a small Southeastern Missouri County. Madison County spans 500 square miles and has a population of approximately 13,000 people. The county seat is Fredericktown with a population of approximately 4,000 people. This rural county should be a safe place in beautiful Americana, but it hides a dark secret. Fredericktown is one of the most dangerous places to live in America. Check out this quote from neighborhoodscout.com.
“With a crime rate of 31 per one thousand residents, Fredericktown has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes – from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One’s chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 32.”
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