Lebanon, MO: Missing Husband of Murdered Mom and Son Found

UPDATED: 9:30 p.m.

The Laclede County Sheriff confirms to KSPR News Todd Johnson's body was found inside his crushed SUV at the bottom of a rock quarry outside Lebanon.
Early Friday (1-22) his wife Sheila and 11 year old son Blake were found beaten and stabbed inside their bedrooms at their home in north Lebanon.
His 8 year old son was still alive in the home; he had apparently slept through the attacks.
The boy is in protective custody.
Autopsies will be performed in the bodies Saturday morning (1-23). Click on our video report for the latest information.

UPDATED: 4:30 p.m.

The Laclede County Sheriff's Department has just finished its press conference. Authorities say 30-year-old Sheila Johnson and her 11-year-old son Blake Johnson were found dead. The survivor was Sheila's other son, an eight-year-old.

Authorities are awaiting autopsy results to find out an exact cause. They say they also may have a possible witness. A family member told police they received a message on their phone to check on the Johnsons. When a family friend showed up at the house, they found the eight-year-old alive, and he didn't know that his mom and brother had been killed.

Investigators say Todd Johnson is a person of interest. Todd Johnson is Sheila's husband and the boys' father. They say he could also be a victim. He's driving an Nissan Armada, charcoal in color, and authorities across the state are currently looking for him.
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The Laclede County Sheriff's Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are investigating the murders of a woman and a 5th grade boy. He was a student at Boswell Elementary in Lebanon, Missouri.

The school district has a preventive lockdown at all schools with extra security at the entrances. The 5th grader has a brother at another elementary school, but he did not show up for classes this morning. Police are searching for him as well as a person of interest.

Investigators say they want to question a 43-year-old man who may be driving a 2007 GMC truck with Missouri license number 1HH-951. The man also has a 2005 Nissan SUV with Missouri license SF1-X9B.

Law enforcement officers found the victims early Friday at a home north of Lebanon, but investigators think they were killed Thursday night. The home is near Atchley Park.

Authorities are investigating this as a probable homicide, but have not provided information on the cause of death. They do not have a motive yet.