MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Drug and Crime Control - P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sgt. Bradley R. Germann
573-526-6122
04/18/2025
April 18, 2025
EMPHASIS:
Human Remains Identified As Missing Franklin County Man
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the recovery of human remains, identified as Aaron M. Duenke, 37, of Washington, MO. Duenke’s body was found on April 13, 2025, in St. Louis County, MO.
Duenke was last seen floating on Missouri River ice flow, near Washington, MO, on December 27, 2022. In the following weeks, multi-jurisdictional searches for Duenke were conducted along the Missouri River. However, the searches were unsuccessful.
On April 13, 2025, a citizen located human remains along the Missouri River near Chesterfield, MO, in St. Louis County. The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol - Water Patrol Division assisted in the recovery. The Division of Drug and Crime Control took possession of the remains and released them to the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification.
On April 18, 2025, the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity of the remains
to be Aaron M. Duenke. His next of kin have been notified.
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