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The Concrete Bags That Didn't Patch a Culvert

The Concrete Bags That Didn't Patch a Culvert

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A garden stake appears in a frozen canal as its owner vanishes - how did a simple garden label become a clue?

The Concrete Bags That Didn't Patch a Culvert

This episode details the disappearance of Valerie Porter, a retired librarian from Minter, Illinois, and the unusual discovery that launched the investigation. What connects a garden stake, a frozen canal, and an unexplained concrete purchase?

Person: Valerie Porter
Location: Kessler Canal, Minter, Illinois
Date: January 6
Object: Hand-painted wooden stake
Purchase: Six 80-pound bags of concrete mix

- Cheryl Sawyer discovered a hand-painted garden stake in the frozen Kessler Canal, 4.2 miles from Valerie Porter's home.
- The stake read "ROMA - ROW three," matching labels from Valerie Porter's half-acre kitchen garden.
- Valerie Porter, 54, a retired librarian, had been missing for days before the stake was found.
- Financial records showed a purchase of 480 pounds of concrete mix on December 31, when the ground was frozen solid.
- The concrete was purchased by Earl Fitzgerald, Valerie's crop insurance adjuster, who later claimed it was for a culvert repair.

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