OH OH - Catherine Sackrider, 58, Sylvania, 18 Sept 2012

SYLVANIA TOWNSHIP, OH (Toledo News Now) - Authorities are considering the case of Catherine Sackrider, the missing Sylvania Township woman, a homicide.

Sackrider was last seen on September 18. Sylvania Township before she went missing. Days before that, her house in Indiana was broken into.

"The only thing they took was her cell phone and a butcher knife, it was a special butcher knife that her dad cut the tip off to make it easier for her to cut pies because she baked pies all the time," said sister-in-law Linda Baranek.

No material items were stolen. Baranek said Sackrider's purse was sitting on the counter open but nothing was taken.

"When she told me right away I thought somebody was there and they're letting you know that there are there, I think they had it planned when they got there, to do her harm and that they decided not to do it, and came up with a better plan," said Baranek.

Sackrider's daughter, Lisa Blanton believes the break-in and her mother's disappearance are connected.

"She has a break-in there, and then all of a sudden she's missing here. You know did she make it home and they followed her, or they were waiting for her and they brought her truck back to Ohio," said Blanton.

Blanton fears her mother will not be found alive.

"Unfortunately my gut has to tell me that somebody did something, that there was foul play involved because it's not like my mother to just walk away," said Blanton.

Authorities have done an extensive search of Blanton's home, the last place Sackrider was seen.

Blanton and Baranek are meeting with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wednesday.

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LivingJuicy said:

Morning! On this thread, it says IN but Lagrange is in Ohio. I lived near there years ago and my mom lives in a neighboring city. I'm out of town now but will talk to my mom and see if she's heard anything.

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MNlady said:

This really is confusing isn't it? She lived in IN, was visiting her daughter in OH, truck is found in OH, body is found in Lenawee County, Michigan. :banghead: Do all three state lines come together in that area?? :banghead:

If this body is Catherine Sackrider, seems strange to me...the break in where only her phone and a 'special' knife, modified by her deceased husband, were stolen. The above link also says a picture of her deceased husband was found in the abandoned truck along with her purse. Wondering if this perp is someone from her husband's family who hated her. :moo:

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The investigation into the death of Catherine Sackrider is as big a mystery as the circumstances surrounding her demise...

A friend of Sackrider's told WNWO that the family has been told the case is an ongoing investigation.

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My3LilKittens said:

No new updates and it appears there was once a FB page dedicated to finding her that has been deleted. The break-in prior to her disappearance feels very personal. Only taking a cell phone and a special knife her dad made for her? Clearly wants to know what she has been up to on the phone and then making a statement with taking something special to her?

There is a rift somewhere in the family ......or with a prior husband/boyfriend.

Someone ALWAYS knows .....

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