St. Clair County Obits

JOE WALTER

6 March 2006
Police investigate Deepwater homicide
DEEPWATER, Mo. – A murder in a small Missouri town has officers from 12 different departments on the case.
Shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Henry County Sheriff’s Department officers found Joe Walter, 82, dead at 573 SE Highway Z in Deepwater. He was laying face down in his driveway near the doorway to his house. Police say several gunshot wounds to his head were apparent.
Preliminary investigations indicate a home invasion may have been a motive. Detectives have discovered numerous collectible firearms and swords, as well as a quantity of antique silver coins are missing from the house.
The area’s Rural Major Case Squad convened Sunday to assist the Sheriff’s Office with the investigation.