Plattsmouth mourns mother and son presumed dead

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'I just about went to my knees,' said the family's neighbor, Naomi Raposo, 50, describing her reaction to news of the deaths. She just found out Tuesday, not realizing that earlier reports of bodies being found were about Schilling and her son. "Outside of our circle of friends, it hasn't been a real pleasant experience in Boston," Schilling told USA Today. "So we're just trying to find a place to live out our lives with happiness with people that are nice, and Tennessee is it." Plattsmouth police Sunday had yet to find a mother and son who were apparently last seen Thursday. Meyers said some of the items that were purchased at the convenience store were found partially consumed near the bodies in the woods.

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According to Council Bluffs police, Charlotte Schilling attempted suicide by the same method in November. Friends told investigators that her recent behavior indicated actions consistent with someone contemplating suicide. Charlotte and Owen Schilling were reported missing on May 10. The two were last seen in surveillance video from a convenience store, and Charlotte Schilling's vehicle was found abandoned at Lake Manawa with her wallet and cellphone inside. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election.

Nebraska mom strangled son, herself in woods at Iowa park, police say

PLATTSMOUTH -- Residents of Plattsmouth on Monday didn’t need official word from the FBI in reflecting on the lives of Charlotte and Owen Schilling. Lindsay Schilling said her mother often surprised them with adventures like road trips and days at the zoo, but the adventures never lasted long and her mother always calls. A passer-by discovered the bodies Sunday evening in a wooded area about a quarter of a mile from a boat ramp that runs into the Missouri River near the state park. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Police had found Schilling's vehicle at Lake Manawa State Park Schilling's wallet and cellphone were found in the car, a half-mile from where the bodies were later discovered. Investigators believe the bodies of Charlotte and Owen Schilling had likely been lying in the woods near Lake Manawa since May 10 when Schilling checked Owen out of Wade Robin Elementary School in Bellevue, Neb. Her family grew worried when neither she nor Owen returned home, and Schilling's cellphone went unanswered. "Individually, each one of these people probably wouldn't have known anything was different," he said. "When you put it all together and look at it, it paints a pretty clear picture of someone who is contemplating suicide." The night before the woman and boy went missing, another neighbor, Athena Meneses, said she spoke to Schilling at a local Cub Scout meeting, where Meneses had taken her own son and Owen.

Dawson told the Omaha World-Herald that police are convinced 'a murderer is not on the loose,' adding that the mother and son were not victims of an attacker. But the Schilling always called home and the excursions never lasted long. Her family grew worried when neither she nor Owen returned home, and her cellphone went unanswered. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.

Officials said the bodies were not dumped into the lake, and they're not releasing any information as to the cause of the deaths. Meneses and her family moved to Plattsmouth about two years ago, just blocks from the Schillings. She said Owen was a playmate to her four oldest children, ages 6 to 14. Search efforts turned up nothing until May 20, when the bodies of both the woman and the boy were found near the Missouri River, south of the lake.

The former Red Sox pitcher told USA Today that he's moving to Tennessee, citing unhappiness with the people of Massachusetts. If a recall is approved, the Kooskia City Council will appoint a temporary mayor who will serve the remainder of the term, which comes up for election this November. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. Reader funding is one of the key ways we support our newsroom. Would you consider making a donation to help fund our news during this critical time? Based on evidence, Dawson said, authorities do not believe a third party was involved in the deaths.

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The FBI and Council Bluffs police said autopsy results have confirmed that the bodies of two people found in a western Iowa state park are those of a missing Nebraska woman and her 10-year-old son. Someone was able to cut the zip tie off Schilling's neck quickly enough for her to recover. OMAHA, Neb. – Police say a Nebraska mom who disappeared last month with her son strangled the 10-year-old boy before strangling herself in the woods of an Iowa state park.

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Since then, the two-time World Series champion with the Red Sox and three-time World Series champion overall has become a bit of a controversial figure. He was fired by ESPN in 2018 for sharing a transphobic meme to his social media page. That move came after Schilling had been suspended by ESPN for posting a meme that compared Muslims to Nazis.

But the woman always called home and past excursions never lasted long. Relatives have said it wasn't unusual for Schilling to surprise her children with short road trips to parks, zoos and other nearby attractions. Nine days after the discovery of the vehicle, a passer-by found the woman and boy's bodies in thick woods about a half-mile from where the car had been parked.

The World Herald reports that police don't have evidence of any foul play, but they're treating the case like a kidnapping. Charlotte and Owen Schilling were last seen in Plattsmouth, Neb., when Charlotte picked her son up from school, according to the Journal Star. If you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist. A thief stole something from Charlotte Schilling's car a few years ago, but she had never been the suspect of any criminal investigation, Plattsmouth Police Chief Steve Rathman said. Neither had her husband, Carl, or their two other children, Lindsay and Tyler.

Schilling and her son were last seen in surveillance video from a convenience store near the park. The video showed Owen hugging his mom, and Schilling kissing her son on the head, and the clerk said nothing seemed unusual in the store. Relatives have said it wasn’t unusual for Schilling to surprise her children with short road trips to parks, zoos and other nearby attractions.