Year 2000
Wife takes out 1.5m life insurance policy on husband 1 month before he disappears. His friend, who she married, was an insurance broker. His hunting gear turned up months later, in mint condition, despite having been in a lake (flashlight still worked too). This evidence was used to expedite the death certificate and claim the insurance.
So the cops knew who did it all along, but they didn’t have the evidence.
They just sentenced the Best Friend/Wife’s now ex husband for abusing her and they find his remains the next day. So expect a deal with him to be announced some time in the next couple days and expect the former Mrs. Williams to be arrested and charged shortly. Or..expect the best friend/wife’s now ex Husband to be charged and expect the former Mrs. Williams to appear at a tearful news conference saying she finally “felt free” to tell the truth..
Also, I should say that this article really shows all of the details known before the body was found... including the Grandmother losing rights to see the grand daughter because she pushed for a murder case.
“His hunting gear turned up months later, in mint condition, despite having been in a lake (flashlight still worked too)”
I remember that, now that you mention it.