“It Looks Like They Just Left”: Search Continues for Missing Missouri Couple
Leo and Katherine Lindeman were reported missing on Sept. 24 from their home in Anderson, Missouri.
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Missouri deputies search for missing married couple Leo and Katherine Lindeman near Anderson
Investigators are searching for a married couple who are missing from rural southwest Missouri.Leo and Katherine Lindeman were last in contact with someone on Sept. 16, 2026, near Anderson, Missouri, according to the McDonald County Sheriff's Office. They were reported missing Sept. 24, 2026.
Leo Lindeman, 73, is 5'7" and weighs 145 pounds. Katherine Lindeman, 74, is 5'2" and weighs 150 pounds.
A small dog owned by Leo and Katherine is also missing.
McDonald County Sheriff Rob Evenson says a neighbor became concerned after checking on the couple and finding their home empty.
The neighbor called 911, prompting deputies to conduct a preliminary search of the property.
Evenson says investigators later obtained a search warrant for the home and conducted a more extensive search.
About 20 dog search teams searched the Lindemans’ property and adjacent areas, looking for evidence of a struggle, forced entry or other signs that something may have happened to the couple.
Investigators did not find anything unusual.
“It looks as if they just left,” Evenson said. “We’re still hopeful. There’s no concrete evidence that something bad happened to them.”
Investigators also found the couple’s vehicle and their only known cell phone still at the home.
The sheriff says the couple’s front door and windows were open when investigators arrived, but that was not necessarily unusual.
“These folks didn't have air conditioning, so apparently it was not out of character for them,” Evenson said. “That’s what they did to ventilate the home.”
Investigators are continuing to examine evidence from inside the home, including the phone and a computer. They are also reviewing financial records and bank accounts as they try to determine what happened to the couple.
Evenson says leaving the property on foot would have been difficult because of the terrain.
“I wouldn't leave on foot,” he said. “It's very rough. Heavily wooded, with very steep hollows.”
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