LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas – The search is continuing Sunday morning for Sheryl Siddall, who went missing in Liberty County.
The 57-year-old woman was last seen on Sept. 12. Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputies have since arrested Donald Lee Hassler for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and they are questioning him about her disappearance.
Watch the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office provide an update on the search below.
Texas Search and Rescue picked up the search in the Horseshoe Lake Estates neighborhood where she was last seen. Deputies said Siddall’s disappearance is mysterious, and they suspect foul play.
Liberty County investigators became suspicious and worried about Siddall when she was reported missing. They later went to her home to check on her, and that’s when they found Hassler.
“The deputy asked if he could check the house to see if she was in there. As the deputy walked into the kitchen area, he observed what appeared to be blood stains on the floor in the kitchen, some on the cabinet, and possibly a few on the ceiling,” said Capt. David Meyers with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office.
The current focus of the search is around the boat belonging to Siddall and the water behind the home.
The sheriff’s office had a news conference on Sunday and said Siddall could possibly be dead. They used cadaver dogs to search on land and in the water, and they will continue this throughout the day.
Officials have already searched the water for three days, and the family is hoping to get closure.
“The family is a very close-knit family. They’re all great people. They’re all grieving naturally,” Meyers said. “They’re in hopes of a resolution, and we’re all hoping that we can get that today.”
The sheriff’s office also said the family needs the community’s prayers.