jcso 2 children dead 5-28-24

Investigators search a Mazda SUV that was driven this morning to Festus City Hall and Police Station on Tuesday morning by a woman who allegedly told officers she killed two of her children.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a pickup from outside a home on Cross Creek Drive in Barnhart. The white 2005 Ford F-350 was locked and the owner had the keys, police reported.

The victim said the pickup was parked outside his home in the 1000 block of Cross Creek Drive when he left at about 6 a.m. Jan. 22, and when he returned at about 4:30 p.m. that day, the pickup was gone, the report said.

The Sheriff’s Office does not provide estimated values for stolen vehicles.

As of Jan. 29, the pickup had not been recovered, and no suspects had been identified, spokesman Grant Bissell said. Anyone with information about the stolen pickup should call the Sheriff’s Office at 636-797-5515.

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