The wife of a Ku Klux Klan leader found slain over
the weekend was held Monday in the St. Francois
County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder,
officials said.
the weekend was held Monday in the St. Francois
County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder,
officials said.
No charges had been filed so far against the woman,
Malissa Ancona, 44. A jail official told the Post-
Dispatch that she is on a 24-hour hold. She lives
in Leadwood, Mo.
Malissa Ancona, 44. A jail official told the Post-
Dispatch that she is on a 24-hour hold. She lives
in Leadwood, Mo.
Her husband, Frank Ancona, 51, also of Leadwood,
was found shot to death in the Big River. He had
called himself an imperial wizard with the
Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
was found shot to death in the Big River. He had
called himself an imperial wizard with the
Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
A website for that group features an image of Ancona
in a white hood and robe standing in front of a burning
cross. His wife is shown next to him in another photo.
in a white hood and robe standing in front of a burning
cross. His wife is shown next to him in another photo.
Leadwood Police Chief William Dickey told the Park
Hills Journal that Ancona was last seen by his wife
Wednesday morning.
Hills Journal that Ancona was last seen by his wife
Wednesday morning.
A U.S. Forest Service employee located Ancona’s
vehicle on a forestry service road off Route P in Potosi.
vehicle on a forestry service road off Route P in Potosi.
On Saturday morning, a search by members of the
Potosi Fire Protection District and the St. Francois
County Sheriff's Office revealed evidence of a burn
pile near Ancona’s vehicle, Jacobsen said. The
sheriff's office and Missouri Highway Patrol were
assisting in the investigation.
Potosi Fire Protection District and the St. Francois
County Sheriff's Office revealed evidence of a burn
pile near Ancona’s vehicle, Jacobsen said. The
sheriff's office and Missouri Highway Patrol were
assisting in the investigation.
Ancona has been quoted in stories in the Post-
Dispatch about KKK leafletting in Desloge. His
group was also at the center of a legal fight over
a gathering of members at Fort Davidson State
Historic Site, a Civil War battlefield in Pilot
Knob, Mo.
Dispatch about KKK leafletting in Desloge. His
group was also at the center of a legal fight over
a gathering of members at Fort Davidson State
Historic Site, a Civil War battlefield in Pilot
Knob, Mo.
The Park Hills Daily Journal contributed to this report
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