Can't believe that family had to do this!
"This followed two other attempts which had brought the water level down significantly from its peak two years ago, but not enough to find Edward. So Connie, along with her husband and her grandson, Gage (pictured), who is Edward's son, rented a sump pump over the weekend and finished the job themselves. They got to work pumping the water at 8.30am and around two hours later had reduced the pond enough to be able to see what looked like bones sticking out of the sludge. Connie then called Butler County Coroner Jim Akers, who came down to the scene and confirmed that the remains were those of Edward Goodwin."

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Missouri mother finds murdered son's body after draining pond herself
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Missouri mother finds murdered son's body after draining pond herself

A Missouri mother was finally able to reclaim the remains of her murdered son after she drained the pond his body was dumped in seven years ago.