Dusty Guenther age 4 murdered, Rest In Peace

13 December 2011:  Visitation was held last night for Dusty, and he will be laid to rest today at 2 pm at the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home in Mountain Grove.  Rest In Peace Dusty!

Police are saying that Terry Joe Volner, murdered Dusty as revenge against his mother, who was dating another man.  Volner confessed to the murder.

12 December 2011:  In Hartville Missouri, Terry Joe Volner is charged with murdering Dusty Guenther.  Dusty was left in the company of Volner, who lived at the Guenther house, but was not a boyfriend to Gina Guenther, Dusty’s mother.  Dusty was found in an ice-covered lagoon next to his home.

Volner called his mother on Wednesday morning, saying that he killed Gina, her boyfriend and her kids, he proved it by sending his mother a photo via text of Dusty with a cut throat.  Volner then stabbed himself in the stomach, seeming to try a cover up the murder.

Volner gave no reason for murdering Dusty, he is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and abandonment of a corpse.  If convicted, he could face a death penalty or a life in prison. He is held in Wright County jail on $1 million bond.

Gina and the 3 other children were found unharmed, but LE is not stating if they have found a boyfriend. [Thanks Melissa the cat]

Rest In Peace Dusty!

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