Families fear the worst as Kansas City police investigate two bodies at Longview Lake
The families of two missing men gathered near Longview Lake Wednesday as Kansas City police investigated the discovery of two bodies deep in the woods nearby.
Arriving officers were led to the bodies near the 12500 block of Raytown Road after receiving a call. Police have not identified the two deceased persons or said how they died.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were at the scene gathering evidence Wednesday afternoon.
While police investigated, about a dozen relatives and friends of two men missing since last week stood nearby, fighting back tears and awaiting dreaded news.
The two men, Keith Wasmer and Micheal Brewer, were last known to be near the lake, said family members who think the bodies belong to their loved ones.
“I’m a mom. I’ve got a gut,” said Shannon Wasmer, Keith’s mother. “And I can feel it in my gut.”
Charlsea Brewer, who is Keith Wasmer’s girlfriend and Micheal’s sister, said she feels as if her “whole heart has been ripped out and stomped on.”
She said she spoke with Keith Wasmer about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, the day the two went missing.
Keith Wasmer told her he had just driven to Longview Lake. Then, in a voicemail left during an inadvertent call, the two men discussed picking up a friend near the lake.
Charlsea Brewer said Keith Wasmer had recently been awarded a large medical settlement. She speculated that the money may have been a motive to kill.
“I’m so scared,” she said. “I’m trying to convince myself it’s not them but it’s too coincidental.”
Keith Wasmer and Charlsea Brewer have a 1-month-old daughter together. Keith Wasmer has three other children and Micheal has an 11-year-old daughter.
Keith had been living with Micheal in Belton, Charlsea Brewer said.
Micheal Brewer’s father, Jeff Brewer, described his son as magnetic.
“I feel numb,” he said. “I’m waiting for information so I can process it. I just miss my son.”
This story was originally published August 15, 2018 at 4:24 PM.