MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Drug and Crime Control-P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Darrin Haslag
573-526-6302
12/15/2023
December 15, 2023
EMPHASIS:
Missing Iowa Man Recovered And Arrests Made In Connection With His Murder
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the recovery of human remains, identified as Shawn William Michael Kiger, 31, of Johnson County (Iowa). Kiger, who was reported missing to the Winona (Missouri) Police Department and the Johnson County (Iowa) Sheriff’s Office on November 23, 2023, was found deceased in a rural location off State Highway E, in Shannon County, on December 14, 2023. The investigation into Kiger’s disappearance is being conducted by the Troop G Criminal Investigative Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, the Johnson County (Iowa) Sheriff’s Office, the Winona (Missouri) Police Department, and the Shannon County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Office.
On December 14, 2023, investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, the Johnson County (Iowa) Sheriff’s Office, the Winona (Missouri) Police Department, and the Shannon County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Office conducted a search of a logging road, located near Highway E, in Shannon County, Missouri. The search was conducted as part of an on-going investigation into the disappearance of Shawn Kiger, a Johnson County (Iowa) man, who was reported missing to both Missouri and Iowa officials on November 23, 2023. Investigators learned that Kiger was near the location, off Highway E, around the time he went missing and may have been the victim of foul play. During the search, investigators discovered human remains, positively identified as Kiger. On December 14, 2023, investigators arrested Kyle E. Sebree, 32, and Heather D. McClendon, 41, both of Winona, Missouri, in connection with the murder of Kiger. On December 15, 2023, the Shannon County Prosecuting Attorney formally charged Sebree with first degree murder and kidnapping while McClendon was formally charged with first degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. Sebree is currently being held in the Shannon County Jail and McClendon is being held in the Texas County Jail, both with no bond.
The above charges are mere accusation and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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