Another one of Franklin County’s cold cases is the murder of James Heth. Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies found Heth’s body along the Marais des Cygnes river in the 300 block of Neosho Road, in an area known as the hollows, on June 6th of 1995. Heth was last seen on April 9th when he left his house in Ottawa to go to the store. Though numerous tips have been submitted to local authorities over the years, the case remains unsolved. Sheriff Jeff Richards says someone out there knows what happened to Heth and he wishes they would come forward.
Anyone with information about this crime should call the Franklin County Crime Stoppers or submit a tip through Franklin County Crime Stopper’s facebook account. Tipsters can remain anonymous. Franklin County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of any person(s) committing a felony crime in Franklin County. There are five cold case homicides in Franklin County.
