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JACKSON MURDER SUSPECT FOUND DEAD IN MISSOURI - Gary Lynn Culp Sought For Killing Wife |
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From U. S. Marshal's Service/Other News Sources The U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed that fugitive Gary Lynn Culp, age 56, who was being sought for the alleged murder of his wife in Jackson County, West Virginia on or about July 19th, has been found dead in a motel in Blue Springs, Missouri, just east of Kansas City. (See earler Hur Herald stories.) Culp was suspected in the death of his wife, 55-year-old Linda Culp, whose body was found July 22nd in a shallow grave near the couple's Kenna home. Linda Culp was president and chief executive officer of Marymount Medical Center in London, Kentucky. She had also worked at Parkersburg's St. Joseph's Hospital for more than 30 years. Friends say Gary Culp had Huntington's disease, an incurable disease that destroys the mind. Culp's 1978 Mercedes vehicle was found nearby at an auto repair shop. Culp's death is being investigated by the Blue Springs City Police and the Jackson County, Missouri Sheriff's Office. Preliminary indications are that Culp committed suicide. U.S. Marshals were able to develop information Friday, July 25th indicating that Culp was in the Kansas City, Missouri area. U.S. Marshals in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas were alerted and an intensive effort was mounted to locate Culp. All points bulletins were issued to the Missouri, Kansas and Colorado State Police; and local broadcasts were made to all county and local law enforcement agencies. Information from family sources indicated that Culp was contemplating suicide. U.S. Marshals had started a canvas of local motels, auto repair facilities, airports and hospitals in an effort to find Culp when his body was discovered by a motel maid around noon today. Gary L. Culp had been portrayed on the television program America's Most Wanted this past Saturday. Marshals and State Police were hoping that a tip might lead to the speedy capture of Culp before he hurt himself or others. Marshal James D. Dawson advised that this investigation was an outstanding example of the working relationship between law enforcement agencies at all levels brought together by the Marshals Service's local fugitive task force. |
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