Body believed to be Nev. official found in river; 4 arrested

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

AP/ April 6, 2013, 9:27 PM
Body believed to be Nev. official found in river; 4 arrested

RENO, Nev. A body believed to be that of Nevada's chief insurance examiner was found wrapped in a blanket and bound with duct tape Saturday in a river in Carson City, and four suspects were arrested in the case, authorities said.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said that while a positive identification and cause of death have not been officially established, investigators believe the body found by searchers in the Carson River is that of William McCune, who disappeared earlier this week.

Authorities suspected foul play after finding evidence Thursday of a bloody, violent struggle in McCune's apartment in Carson City, the state's capital. Deputies were called to the apartment after the 62-year-old McCune failed to board a flight with a co-worker and other employees found no sign of him when they went to his residence.

All four suspects are from the Carson City area, Furlong said, but detectives were unsure of their relationship to McCune or motive for the slaying.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57578299/body-believed-to-be-nev-official-found-in-river-4-arrested/

[Divine Discontent]

1. how grisly.

and every time I hear a story involving a public employee, I am now wondering if it's the anti-gov extremists

[Hekate]

2. Or, as I have been saying: Another political assassination

[valerief]

6. +1

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. Or Republicans acting like the Mob....

This guy could have been a real boy scout and was fixing to expose corruption or been unwilling to play ball in some other way or he could have gotten greedy and asked for too much.

Check his case log and see if his replacement drops a case he was on or gets someone a big payoff right away.

[valerief]

7. They ARE the Mob. nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. The article says investigators believe it was "a personal matter" and not work-related.

The article also notes that he was single and had no children, that there was no sign of forced entry to his apartment, and that there was "a bloody struggle" in the apartment.

[etherealtruth]

5. Horrifying (n/t because there is nothing else to say)