The Metro East family of a missing woman now has answers
after two men were charged with her disappearance and death Thursday. On Jan.
17, 2013, Patrenia 'Trina' Butler-Turner was reported missing in East St.
Louis, Illinois by her relatives after she was last seen getting into a red
pick-up truck. Butler-Turner, 40, was a mother of three and a former
housekeeper, her mother Ruth told 5 On Your Side. Pontoon Beach Police Chief
Chris Modrusic said the break in the case came after skeletal remains were
discovered in a wooded area along Rte. 111. Charges were announced against
55-year-old Roger Sutton Jr., of Pontoon Beach, Illinois, and his nephew
32-year-old Nathan Beyer, of Alton, Illinois. Both men were charged with the
concealment of a dead body. Sutton Jr. is also facing a first-degree murder
charge. The relationship between Butler-Turner and the men is yet known. Police
are still gathering evidence and turning to the public to help crack the rest
of this case, specifically any connection between Butler-Turner and the
suspects Sutton and Beyer. If so, individuals are encouraged to reach out to
the Pontoon Beach Police Department’s detective division at 618-931-5100.
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