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From the first of the article, I suspected the step father and my suspicions were confirmed the more I read. I’m sorry, but he definitely did something to Rowan, killed her, and got his mother to bring over the car so he could dispose of the body. He and his buddies might have done something before they left the first time, but I’m thinking he did the deed after they dropped him off around midnight hence the need for mama’s car at 1:30 and the 5 1/2 hour trip in it for the rest of the night. She obviously knows much more than what she’s told so far. Hope the police are searching the car, getting soil samples from the tires, checking gas purchases and security cameras, and having the girl’s mother go through the house/garage to find any missing bedding or tarps. Anyone know how long mom and stepdad been together and his criminal history?

Sweetliberty,

I HAVE your age on the stepdad, and a good deal more.

Full name: DAVID W SPEARS

AGE: If the court records are correct (and they appear to be, as the same date shows up in zabasearch), SPEARS TURNS 25 NEXT WEEK.

Born in 1982.

So the mom, who’s probably between 40 and 45, married a guy about the same age as her oldest child.

Really bad judgment on her part. But hindsight, as they say, is 20/20.

He previously lived in Rocky Comfort, MO, another little town just about 5 miles from Stella. (source: zabasearch)

Someone from Rocky Comfort posted in this thread the following:

I think you should put David Spears at the top of the list. He drinks heavily. So of course he sleeps heavy. I pray that the little girl is found safe. IF my daugter or son was missing I would of reported him or her missing immediately.

So it sounds as if someone from the same town as Spears has personal knowledge that he’s a heavy drinker. This is also confirmed by his February DWI (see below).

Spears has a child by someone else (a NICCOLE SMITH), as a Missouri court case resulted in a judgment for “child support ordered in the amount of $209.00 per month beginning 01-15-05 on behalf of the minor child.”

He also has a DWI from February of this year, and was court-ordered to pay about $4,500 to the hospital in Neosho in 2003. (I’m wondering whether this might have been childbirth expenses?)

Source: name search on David Spears at the following URL

http://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchCases.do?searchType=name

Note: The above info is confirmed to be the SAME David Spears who is Rowan’s “stepfather,” as the address is given in each court record, and in each case it matches the Stella, Missouri address 100%.
79 posted on 11/07/2007 4:13:30 PM CST by Luke Skyfreeper