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06-21-2004, 12:10 AM
Bodies in lake identified as father and two sons
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A father and two sons missing from Chicago for more than a month were identified Sunday as the bodies that washed ashore on Lake Michigan bound together by nylon rope and tied to bags filled with sand.
"We consider these deaths to be very suspicious and this case is being handled by law enforcement as a homicide," said Pleasant Prairie Police Chief Brian J. Wagner.
The victims were identified as Kevin L. Amde, 45; Davinci Amde, 6; and Tesla E. Amde, 3.
The bodies were found Saturday by a resident on a beach in Pleasant Prairie, just north of the Illinois state line.
The victims were last seen May 6, when the father picked up the oldest boy from school in Chicago, Wagner said.
The children's mother, Veronica Amde, reported them missing May 11. Wagner said she did not want to comment Sunday.
No cause of death has been released, and there was no evidence of trauma on any of them, Wagner said. A medical examiner said the three appeared to have been in the water since about the time they were reported missing.
The three were found tied at the waist. They were fully clothed but not wearing life jackets, said Anthony Riley, petty officer with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Also tied to the bodies were two nylon book bags, which contained two plastic bags filled with sand.
"One of the children also had pants pockets filled with sand, which had been zipped closed," Wagner said.
Sgt. Stephanie Stuart of the Chicago Police Department said Kevin Amde often took his children on trips without telling his wife -- sometimes visiting Wisconsin, where they had family in Racine.
Stuart said there was no indication that the couple were having problems.
"From every indication that we've gotten so far, he was a very loving father," she said. "He had no enemies."
Wagner would not say whether any suspects had been questioned. "We're not prepared to rule anything in or out at this point," he said.
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A Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, police officer documents the scene where three bodies were found.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wisconsin (AP) -- A father and two sons missing from Chicago for more than a month were identified Sunday as the bodies that washed ashore on Lake Michigan bound together by nylon rope and tied to bags filled with sand.
"We consider these deaths to be very suspicious and this case is being handled by law enforcement as a homicide," said Pleasant Prairie Police Chief Brian J. Wagner.
The victims were identified as Kevin L. Amde, 45; Davinci Amde, 6; and Tesla E. Amde, 3.
The bodies were found Saturday by a resident on a beach in Pleasant Prairie, just north of the Illinois state line.
The victims were last seen May 6, when the father picked up the oldest boy from school in Chicago, Wagner said.
The children's mother, Veronica Amde, reported them missing May 11. Wagner said she did not want to comment Sunday.
No cause of death has been released, and there was no evidence of trauma on any of them, Wagner said. A medical examiner said the three appeared to have been in the water since about the time they were reported missing.
The three were found tied at the waist. They were fully clothed but not wearing life jackets, said Anthony Riley, petty officer with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Also tied to the bodies were two nylon book bags, which contained two plastic bags filled with sand.
"One of the children also had pants pockets filled with sand, which had been zipped closed," Wagner said.
Sgt. Stephanie Stuart of the Chicago Police Department said Kevin Amde often took his children on trips without telling his wife -- sometimes visiting Wisconsin, where they had family in Racine.
Stuart said there was no indication that the couple were having problems.
"From every indication that we've gotten so far, he was a very loving father," she said. "He had no enemies."
Wagner would not say whether any suspects had been questioned. "We're not prepared to rule anything in or out at this point," he said.
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A Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, police officer documents the scene where three bodies were found.
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