Brett Scheele’s Burning Secret | Joplin News

Joplin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 17, 2026 · 1m

Brett Scheele’s brutal murder—28 stab wounds, metal fragments in his skull, and a body burned in a brush fire near Lake Eucha—is still unsolved, with investigators racing to bring closure to his grieving family. The OSBI is treating this as an open cold case, withholding weapon details as key evidence. Toxicology confirmed amphetamine and methamphetamine in his system, while his life was haunted by addiction, trauma, and loss—including his mother’s death at birth and a teen car crash that left him paralyzed. Authorities urge anyone with even the smallest clue to come forward—your tip could be…