Body found behind home is Wake County woman who was missing

Monday, March 27, 2017
WENDELL, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office says a body found behind a Wendell home is a woman who's been missing since last summer.

The body, which was sent to the Medical Examiners Office for identification, was found buried in a shallow grave. The cause of death has not been established.

Carolyn Sue Fox, 74, was last seen at her home in the 6500 block of Turnipseed Road near Wendell.
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According to search warrants in the case, 53-year-old Stephen Schrader is suspected in his mom's disappearance.

Stephen Schrader

image courtesy Raleigh-Wake City-County Bureau of Identification


He told authorities she moved to the Philippines, but investigators determined she never traveled out of country or even applied for a passport.
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