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From U. S. Marshal's Service/Other News Sources
The U.S. Marshals Service has confirmed that fugitive
Gary Lynn Culp, age 56, who was being sought for the
alleged murder of his wife in Jackson County, West
Virginia on or about July 19th, has been found dead in
a motel in Blue Springs, Missouri, just east of Kansas
City. (See earler Hur Herald stories.)
Culp was suspected in the death of his wife, 55-year-old Linda Culp, whose body was found July 22nd in a shallow grave near the couple's Kenna home.
Linda Culp was president and chief executive officer of Marymount Medical Center in London, Kentucky. She had also worked at Parkersburg's St. Joseph's Hospital for more than 30 years.
Friends say Gary Culp had Huntington's disease, an incurable disease that destroys the mind.
Culp's 1978 Mercedes vehicle was found nearby at
an auto repair shop. Culp's death is being
investigated by the Blue Springs City Police and the
Jackson County, Missouri Sheriff's Office. Preliminary
indications are that Culp committed suicide.
U.S. Marshals were able to develop information Friday,
July 25th indicating that Culp was in the Kansas City,
Missouri area. U.S. Marshals in Kansas City, Missouri
and Kansas City, Kansas were alerted and an intensive
effort was mounted to locate Culp.
All points
bulletins were issued to the Missouri, Kansas and
Colorado State Police; and local broadcasts were made
to all county and local law enforcement agencies.
Information from family sources indicated that Culp
was contemplating suicide.
U.S. Marshals had started a
canvas of local motels, auto repair facilities,
airports and hospitals in an effort to find Culp when
his body was discovered by a motel maid around noon
today.
Gary L. Culp had been portrayed on the television
program America's Most Wanted this past Saturday.
Marshals and State Police were hoping that a tip might
lead to the speedy capture of Culp before he hurt
himself or others.
Marshal James D. Dawson advised that this
investigation was an outstanding example of the
working relationship between law enforcement agencies
at all levels brought together by the Marshals
Service's local fugitive task force.
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