Wednesday night, authorities found a body that is likely that of a missing man in Novato, Calif., buried in his own yard.
“It was under a brick patio. There’s a small brick patio and the body was buried under it,” said Novato Police Captain Jim Berg.
Dale Smith, 74, on Rebecca Way was reported missing by his neighbor on February 9th after he had not been seen for several months, but he was not reported missing by his wife, Evelyn.
When police opened up a missing persons case for Dale, his wife no longer would answer questions and retained a lawyer.