Arrest at CHRISTIAN CO JAIL on 10/18/2025 3:19 PM

Type: Arrest

Date: 10/18/2025 3:19 PM

Description: WARRANT, ARREST

Address: CHRISTIAN CO JAIL, Springfield, MO

Case Number: LSPD2510180031474

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Dixie Forrester

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Springfield, MO on 06/11/1971

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Dark Eyes: Unknown Height: Unknown" Weight: Unknown lbs

Case Number

348

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Area Cold Cases

Name

James Medler

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On january 7, 2001, at approximately 11:00 p.M., officers responded to 3043 w. Lynn to investigate a report of gunshots being fired. Officers arrived on scene a short time later and located james leon medler (40 y.O.A.) lying in the front doorway of the residence. Medler died at the scene as the result of a gunshot wound. The victim’s son, jamie medler, jr., reported he was present inside the home when several black male suspects forced entry through the locked front door. Jamie and a female associate said they fled the residence through the back door fearing they would be attacked by the suspects. Jamie and the female associate advised they heard a gunshot from inside the residence as they jumped the fence in the backyard. Jamie returned to the house several minutes later and found his father lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

Agency

Springfield PD

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