MURDERER OF CHRISTIAN DAWN STARCHER SEABOLT NEVER FOUND - Body Recovered On Groundhog Ridge 2009 |
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| 11-2020 - Jesse Morgan "Moe" Starcher, 57, of Spencer, the father of Christian Dawn Starcher Seabolt, has died, ending years of a quest to find her murderer. By Bob Weaver In 2009 a hunter discovered the skeletal remains of Christian Dawn Starcher Seabolt, an 18-year-old Spencer woman, who vanished in 2002. Authorities went to a remote area known as Groundhog Ridge to examine the remains, discovered about 25 feet from a rural road. The remains were sent to the Smithsonian for forensic examination, during which they determined a positive identity. State Police in Spencer indicated to Spencer Newspapers they have no new leads on who murdered the woman. The girl left her mother's apartment in Spencer to get a pack of cigarettes on August 31, 2002. Seabolt was an acquaintance of "Tattoo Vince" Golosow, a Tariff, Roane County man, who served time for killing Michael Judson Reid, 52. He died in prison. "Tattoo Vince" was connected to a number of individuals who resided in Roane, Wirt and Clay counties. The woman's body was eventually laid to rest in Roane County. See related stories: FORENSICS COULD SOLVE MYSTERY OF UNIDENTIFIED WIRT BODY - Skeletal Remains Discovered Near Creston
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