Wife of Wisconsin man missing in Missouri asks court to declare brothers dead
Update: Authorities at a news conference Wednesday announced human remains were found during the search for the missing brothers. That story is posted here.
The wife of one of the two Wisconsin brothers that are the subject of a death investigation in northwest Missouri is asking that the men be declared dead.
Lisa Diemel filed petitions in Shawano County Circuit Court in Wisconsin Tuesday regarding the estates of Nicholas and Justin Diemel.
The petitions ask that the men be declared dead as of July 21 and that Lisa Diemel be named special administrator of their estates.
The brothers were reported missing July 21, one day before their rental truck was found abandoned in a commuter lot near Interstate 35 in Holt, Missouri, about 35 miles northeast of Kansas City.
The pair missed their flight back to Wisconsin on the 21st and did not return calls from relatives, according to the KMBC local television station.
The investigation of the brothers’ disappearance was labeled a “long-term death investigation” Saturday.
On Wednesday, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said a news conference will be held at 3:30 p.m. to discuss the investigation. The news conference will be held in Polo, Missouri.
The Diemel brothers traveled to Clinton and Caldwell Counties in Missouri last week for business deal related to their livestock company. Authorities said Monday they are still working to learn the details of that deal.
Garland Joseph Nelson, 25, of Braymer, Missouri, was charged Friday with tampering with the brother’s rental truck. According to court documents, he admitted to driving the vehicle from his farm to the lot.
Nelson’s bond hearing was scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday in Caldwell County Circuit Court.
At the Thursday bond hearing, Nelson told the court he has hired a lawyer. A new bond hearing was scheduled for Aug. 8 and Nelson remained in custody at the jail.
This story was originally published July 31, 2019 at 1:17 PM.
