A 40-year-old mother whose vehicle was found crashed along Interstate 70 in Missouri is being investigated as a homicide, said officials this week, according to reports.
Peskey’s two children, ages 11 and 5, survived. They were in the vehicle with their mother during the incident, according to the report.
Her husband, Ryan Peskey, is considered a “person of interest” in the case, he told the station. He recently returned from deployment in Afghanistan. Peskey said he’s being considered by authorities because he didn’t answer the phone when authorities called to inform him that his wife died.
Ryan said he was sleeping when officials called him about her death, adding that she and the children were traveling to North Carolina to visit friends when she died.
Fox2 in St. Louis reported the crash occurred in Boonville, Missouri, on Dec. 13, and her body was discovered in the driver’s seat at 10:30 p.m.
An autopsy was performed, showing her cause of death was from the gunshots, the Fox affiliate station reported.
This week, the Missouri Highway Patrol posted a photo of an SUV that resembles the one Peskey was driving.
According to KELO, the two children are in foster care in Missouri, and her husband said he appeared in front of a judge this week to request his children be brought to Sioux Falls.
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The Argus Leader reported that Melissa Peskey was a realtor for a Keller Williams affiliate in South Dakota.
Those with information about the death of Melissa Peskey can call the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 573-751-1000.
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