LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. – Former Lincoln County Sheriff’s Captain Mike Merkel was taken into custody Tuesday after a hearing where he pleaded not guilty and had his bond set at $50,000 cash only. Merkel ...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. — Another twist in a Lincoln County murder case that's garnered national attention. In 2011, Betsy Faria was brutally murdered in her home and her husband Russ took the fall. After ...

Michael Merkel, a former sheriff’s deputy in Lincoln County, Missouri, was charged Tuesday with two counts of perjury for allegedly giving false testimony during Russ Faria’s 2013 murder trial. It’s ...

TROY, Mo. • A Lincoln County man sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2013 for allegedly murdering his wife left jail Tuesday after a relative posted $500,000 bond. Betsy Faria Robert Patrick ...

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