John Forsyth // 319

In May of 2023, a beloved father and doctor in Missouri failed to show up for his shift at the hospital he worked at. He was last spotted on surveillance footage near a mysterious vehicle at a community pool, and a week later, his body was found in an Arkansas lake, with clear signs of foul play. This is the story of John Forsyth.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12175873/Brother-ER-doctor-body-Arkansas-lake-says-cops-treating-death-HOMICIDE.html

2. People: https://people.com/john-forsyth-doctor-dead-gunshot-expecting-baby-with-fiancee-7510029

3. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/john-forsyth-dr-missouri-wife-b2350932.html

4. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/missing-er-doctor-found-shot-dead-in-lake-family-believes-foul-play-involved-reveals-victim-was-kidnapped-in-2022/

5. USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/01/john-forsyth-disappearance-what-happened-to-missouri-dr-found-dead/70278509007/

6. NY Post: https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/slain-missouri-er-doctor-john-forsyth-was-expecting-baby-with-new-fiancee/

7. In Memory of Dr. John Forsyth Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093067866713

8. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DrJohnForsythMissing/comments/149ovy8/did_he_know/

9. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/missing-missouri-er-doctor-john-forsyth-cassville-police-investigation-1803245

10. Interview with Richard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td57jfOPh7E

11. The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-er-dr-john-forsyth-just-vanishedand-his-frantic-family-is-baffled?ref=scroll&fbclid=IwAR2RqQl64Zz92S7Inbk3j279cVX8z0QK3HwEX784wmfQ9-Mfub5wPOyE5yg

12. Celebs Week: https://www.celebsweek.com/john-forsyth/

13. Onfo: https://onfocoin.com/

14. ABC7: https://abc7.com/cash-app-founder-death-investigation-autopsy-report-bob-lee-suspect/13205875/

15. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12174757/PICTURED-Pregnant-fiance-ER-doctor-body-discovered-Arkansas-lake.html

16. BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65642500

17. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bob-lee-homicide-suspect-nima-momeni-to-appear-with-new-legal-counsel/

18. New York Post: https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/john-forsyth-missouri-doc-found-dead-in-lake-remembered-at-candlelight-vigil/

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