I AM ONE – HEATHER TEAGUE – SPOTTSVILLE, KENTUCKY
Heather Teague has been missing since August 26, 1995 from Spottsville, Henderson County, Kentucky. Heather Teague would now be 47 (2019).
Heather was sunbathing at Newburgh Beach in Henderson County, Kentucky. A witness was observing the beach area through a telescope from across the Ohio River at approximately 12:45 p.m. The witness told authorities that he saw a Caucasian male approach Heather at that time. The abductor allegedly grabbed Heather by the hair and dragged her into the woods off Newburgh Beach at gunpoint. The abductor was approximately 6’0 and weighed 210 to 230 pounds. He had brown hair and a bushy brown beard. The suspect was wearing jeans and did not have a shirt. He was also reported to be wearing a wig and a mosquito net at the time he abducted Heather.
Authorities searched the Newburgh Beach area later in the day and discovered part of Heather’s bathing suit near the alleged abduction site. Additional evidence was also located, but nothing investigators found could lead them to Heather’s whereabouts. She has never been heard from again.
Marvin “Marty” Dill, a resident of Henderson County, Kentucky, had been pulled over during a routine traffic stop by police in February 1995, six months prior to Heather’s disappearance. Dill matched the description of Heather’s abductor and drove a red and white Ford Bronco, which was identical to a vehicle a witness reported was parked next to Heather’s car on Newburgh Beach. Authorities discovered a hair resembling Heather’s, two guns, two knives, duct tape, rubber gloves and rope in Dill’s vehicle at the time of his February 1995 traffic stop. The truck had bloodstains on the inside tailgate. Dill also strongly resembled the composite sketch made of Heather’s abductor.
Investigators received several tips connecting Dill to Heather’s case in August 1995 and arrived at his home to question him. But when they arrived, Dill told his wife to leave their residence and then committed suicide before the police could enter.
Prosecutors compiled available evidence against Dill after his death and brought the information before a grand jury. Dill’s wife was called as a witness during the grand jury phase, but she invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer any questions about Heather’s abduction.
Although Dill seemed a viable suspect, another suspect emerged. Christopher J. Below, a native of Henderson, Kentucky, had done time in prison for the 1991 homicide of Kathern Fetzer. Fetzer’s body was never found, but Below confessed to shooting her and pleaded guilty to attempted involuntary manslaughter. He was also a suspect in the disappearances of two other women, Shaylene Farrell and Kristina Porco. According to investigators, Below may have attacked the other women because they resembled Fetzer. Detectives pointed out that both Heather and Kathern Fetzer had long dark hair and were about the same height and weight. Interestingly, Below left Kentucky on the same day that Dill committed suicide. Police uncovered information showing that Below, Dill, and Heather had several mutual acquaintances.
Although the witness to Heather’s abduction consistently identified Dill, and not Below, as the kidnapper, authorities believe they have circumstantial evidence to tie Below to the crime. They believe he and Dill may have done it together; perhaps one grabbed Heather and the other drove the getaway car. Below has not been charged in connection with Heather’s case due to a lack of conclusive evidence linking him to the crime.
If you have any information regarding Heather Teague’s case, please contact the Kentucky State Police, Detective Tim Rascoe at 270.826.3312 or CUE Center for Missing Persons at 910.343.1131; 24-hour tip line 910.232.1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.
The link to Heather Teague’s profile is: https://ncmissingpersons.org/heather-teague/
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