In 1974, Van Meter was the heir to a substantial amount of money. He also made some selling timber. How he inherited is not clear. Apparently, he was robbed then. The theory is that those robbers came back. They found no money and thus killed Van Meter. Who inherits now from Van Meter? The house was ransacked but because the interior was of rough wood, it was hard in 1975 to get fingerprints. The M-Vac would have been very useful. The rain washed away any traces outside the house. Despite the ransacking, police determined that there was no struggle. The murder weapon was never found. Van Meter had two sisters. One of them, Effie Mae Pringle, is quoted in the papers as saying that she wished he lived less secluded. She mentioned that if he lived at a better accessible road she's be able to stop by more often. Van Meter had been thinking about it, according to her. Effie was at the crime scene. Everything was scattered around, pictures, letters, and his mattress was on the floor. "His good quilts and blankets were gone." That is interesting. If they were on the bed that night then they may have been used to wrap around something or, someone thought they might sell them for a good price. What few cooking utensils he had were gone. His clothes were pulled out of the drawers and were on the floor. She said in the paper that his Social Security Card was not found. I assume there was no further action on his account.
If you have any information about this case, please call the Hardin County Sheriff at 270-765-5133.
Rest in peace, David Alonzo Vanmeter.
If you have any information about this case, please call the Hardin County Sheriff at 270-765-5133.
Rest in peace, David Alonzo Vanmeter.
In 1974, Van Meter was the heir to a substantial amount of money. He also made some selling timber. How he inherited is not clear. Apparently, he was robbed then. The theory is that those robbers came back. They found no money and thus killed Van Meter. Who inherits now from Van Meter? The house was ransacked but because the interior was of rough wood, it was hard in 1975 to get fingerprints. The M-Vac would have been very useful. The rain washed away any traces outside the house. Despite the ransacking, police determined that there was no struggle. The murder weapon was never found. Van Meter had two sisters. One of them, Effie Mae Pringle, is quoted in the papers as saying that she wished he lived less secluded. She mentioned that if he lived at a better accessible road she's be able to stop by more often. Van Meter had been thinking about it, according to her. Effie was at the crime scene. Everything was scattered around, pictures, letters, and his mattress was on the floor. "His good quilts and blankets were gone." That is interesting. If they were on the bed that night then they may have been used to wrap around something or, someone thought they might sell them for a good price. What few cooking utensils he had were gone. His clothes were pulled out of the drawers and were on the floor. She said in the paper that his Social Security Card was not found. I assume there was no further action on his account.
If you have any information about this case, please call the Hardin County Sheriff at 270-765-5133.
Rest in peace, David Alonzo Vanmeter.
If you have any information about this case, please call the Hardin County Sheriff at 270-765-5133.
Rest in peace, David Alonzo Vanmeter.
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