A KKK leader suddenly disappeared. His body was found by a river a few days later, police say.

[jpak]

Source: Washington Post

A Missouri man who identified himself as the leader of a Ku Klux Klan chapter has been found dead several days after he was reported missing, officials said.

The body of Frank Ancona of Leadwood, Mo., was discovered late Saturday on a river bank in a rural part of the state, Washington County Sheriff Zach Jacobsen said in a statement posted to Facebook.

A family headed to fish in the Big River came across the body, KMOV News reported.

After Ancona’s disappearance, a U.S. Forest Service employee found his car on national forest land, Jacobsen said. The sheriff said the department requested help from other agencies on the case “due to the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Mr. Ancona.”

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/12/a-kkk-leader-suddenly-disappeared-his-body-was-found-by-a-river-a-few-days-later-police-say/?utm_term=.ba6cbc815194

[bluedye33139]

1. One Trump voter less

[blueseas]

17. I thought the same

Why is this so much in the news?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Probably a back story that has nothing to do with KKK or tRump.

Maybe meth trafficking? Biker gangs?
Jilted husband third party in an affair.
Cheated business partner?

[riversedge]

6. His wife sure gave conflicting stories -to say the least.

[yardwork]

11. Reading the news stories, looks like the wife and stepson are suspects.

[OldRedneck]

15. Either way . . .

. . . I'd call this a good start.

[MosheFeingold]

37. I think you're right

Probably most of this type get their start in the Aryan Nation (a prison gang) or some affiliate group.

They are huge into meth and now heroine.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Power struggle

Now that the Klan has one of their own in the Oval Office there's bound to be power struggles like this.

[jeanmarc]

4. Deplorables don't float. Nt.

[Lochloosa]

7. ..

[Uponthegears]

28. It's a witch!

[riversedge]

5. The article does a good job in providing details surrounding his disappearance. something fishy

to say the least.

[longship]

9. Lots of fishes in that river, I would imagine.

To say the least. Indeed.

Sorry for any insensitivity, but this case is what it is.

[Achilleaze]

10. Guilty of ThoughtCrime against the KGOP?

iKGOP Commandment: Thou shalt not entertain Divergent Thoughts.

[Quackers]

8. Guess he's burned his last cross. nt

[Marthe48]

12. maybe a case for Missing 411?

David Paulides will be right on this one.

[adigal]

13. Maybe Sessions wasn't happy with the way he ironed his white robe and hood

People are saying.

[Historic NY]

14. I'd say the story falls apart before weds.

Malissa Ancona said she could not speak in detail yet about anything that might have taken place after that, on the advice of a police detective from a neighboring department that is also handling the investigation. Doesn't pass the smell test.

[dixiegrrrrl]

27. I am betting on the wife......her story is fishy as hell...no pun inteneded. n/t

[Historic NY]

39. **** Winner winner chicken dinner **** its only monday

Wife and stepson of slain Ku Klux Klan 'imperial wizard' in Missouri charged with his murder

The wife and stepson of a slain Ku Klux Klan leader in Missouri were charged Monday with his murder.

Malissa Ancona, the wife of Frank Ancona, and stepson Paul Jenkinson both face first-degree murder charges, as well as charges for tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse.

A probable cause statement said Jenkinson, 24, shot and killed his sleeping stepfather last Thursday. Ancona’s body was found in a river near Belgrade over the weekend, with a gunshot wound in his head.

Malissa Ancona, 44, told police she helped clean up her husband’s blood and tried to cover up the crime, the statement said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/wife-slain-kkk-leader-held-suspicion-murder-article-1.2971252?utm_content=bufferd495a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw

[liberaltrucker]

16. And nothing of value was lost

nt

[braddy]

18. A criminal personal life would sure fit his type, and his life must have been full of people on the

edge.

[Bengus81]

19. Trump IS creating jobs! n/t

[dawn frenzy adams]

20. Anacona? Isn't that Mexican or Italian?

What's with these former targets of racism, becoming white supremacists?

[csziggy]

21. He was shot in the head

Leader of Missouri KKK group found shot to death near the Big River

By Renee Bronaugh Park Hills Daily Journal 3 hrs ago

The leader of a Missouri Ku Klux Klan group was found dead of a gunshot wound near the Big River by a family in the area to go fishing.

An autopsy revealed that Frank Ancona, 51, had been shot in the head, officials said.

Washington County Sheriff Zach Jacobsen said one man was arrested on an unrelated warrant, and that an investigation into the death was continuing.

“Right now no one has been charged in his death, but that may change tomorrow,” Jacobsen said.

More: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/body-of-kkk-leader-frank-ancona-is-discovered-in-the/article_85323253-9142-5ff9-9a75-2ce2905ba68d.html

[leftyladyfrommo]

34. It's Ancona. I think it is Italian.

We have a big car dealership here in KC and the owner is Ancona. They are probably related somehow.

[heaven05]

22. and

[NurseJackie]

23. Intra-organization feuding? A power struggle within the local chapter?

[Uponthegears]

29. Divine Providence?

[jmowreader]

33. Maybe his own chapter thought he was going to go to the police?

[bullwinkle428]

24. Punchline to one of the oldest jokes in the world. "WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?"

"A GOOD START!"

[LudwigPastorius]

25. Boy, is HE in for a surprise.

[EarthFirst]

26. One less witness that cannot talk...

I wonder what the racist piece of shit knew.

[Grassy Knoll]

30. Boo Hoo, What A Tragedy

----> Not!!

[Crash2Parties]

31. Wonder how long bodes will sit undiscovered once the GOP redesignates park rangers

so that they are no longer law enforcement (a GOP bill has been filed in Congress).

[C Moon]

32. I googled him, and found pics of him shaking hands and giving an award to a black musician...

(Daryl Davis) back in 2015.
I wonder if the kkk didn't like that.
I would post the link, but I'm not sure how sleazy the site is (as I found it on Google and didn't review the website).
In fact, I feel all grimy just looking that freak up on google.

[Judi Lynn]

35. If his body was found on the bank, the fish probably pushed him out of their water.

[center]



Nice office.



Frank's the one in the purple gown. [/center]

[maveric]

36. And the world is a better place now.

Fuck him.

[PoliticAverse]

38. Followup: Wife and stepson of slain Missouri KKK leader were charged Monday with his murder.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wife-of-slain-kkk-leader-held-in-jail-not-charged/article_c77319fd-8e22-5ecd-81e3-99104e818021.html

[olddad56]

40. someone should be arrested .. for polluting the water.