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A Columbia supported living facility is speaking out after an oversight failure at Second Chance group home in Fulton. One week ago, Callaway County Special Services admitted that reported monthly face-to-face visits with Carl DeBrodie did not happen at the home where he went missing. Boone Supported Living founder Julie Walden told ABC 17 News

State Sen. Caleb Rowden visited a Boone Supported Living LLC home to see what an independent supported living center should be like. The ISL in Columbia is the same type of facility Carl DeBrodie was living in while in Fulton before his body was found encased in concrete. The owner of BSL, Julia Walden, said

The Fulton Police Department said the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiners Office has positively identified the deceased body found April 24 as Carl DeBrodie. DeBrodie was reported missing from his group home on the morning of April 17. Investigators suspect DeBrodie had been missing for longer than originally reported due to the decomposition of the body.

Fulton Police received a report of a missing adult considered to be endangered on Monday morning. Carl Lee Debrodie has a mental disability and very limited ability to verbally communicate. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, an orange and white polo style shirt, a leather jacket and white New Balance shoes. DeBrodie left his

Carl DeBrodie’s family members and a former guardian continue to wait for answers about his death. Callaway County Special Services allowed the public to speak just days after the organization admitted there was failure in oversight of Second Chance. DeBrodie’s former guardian, family members and a Callaway County resident spoke during the public comment portion.

The contracted case management agency for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Callaway County Special Services was required to perform face-to-face visits with patients, including DeBrodie, every month and document those encounters. The CCSS Action Plan Tracking System is a record of non-compliance that is reported to the state. The system records for the Second

Carl DeBrodie, a Fulton man who has very little ability to speak and a mental disability, has been missing since Monday. He wandered out of a Fulton group home Monday morning around 7:00. Second Chance Homes of Fulton owned the group home when Debrodie went missing. There are now new owners, but they were expected

A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday evening in Memorial Park for Carl DeBrodie of Fulton who was found dead last week. The vigil was a way for organizers to say thank you to everyone who supported their search efforts. DeBrodie was reported missing from his individualized support living facility, Second Chance Homes, on April 17.

The Missouri Department of Mental Health confirmed to ABC 17 News that Second Chance Homes Of Fulton, LLC was the individual supported living residence of Carl DeBrodie before he disappeared in April and was found dead. As the contracted management agency for his case, Callaway County Special Services was required to perform monthly, face-to-face visits

During its monthly meeting, the Missouri Association of County Development Disabilities Services discussed Wednesday how to prevent abuse and neglect of clients. “As a membership, we’ve been discussing what types of safeguards could be put in place in addition to what currently exists, to reduce the likelihood of the exploitation or neglect of people with

Update 4/25 2:40 p.m.: In a release from Fulton police, it was confirmed that a search warrant led to a storage unit in Fulton. A large container was filled with concrete and a body that is likely Carl DeBrodie was inside the container. Autopsy results have not been released at this time. Update 4/25 9:00

As the investigation of how Carl DeBrodie was found dead inside a storage shed continues, ABC 17 News is digging for more answers as to who was legally responsible for DeBrodie. Missouri Department of Mental Health Director Debra Walker told ABC 17 News in an email response that “by contract, Second Chance was responsible for

Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers said the FBI and the Missouri Attorney General’s office are assisting in the death investigation of Carl DeBrodie. “We’ve been joined in the investigation with the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General’s office,” Myers said. “They all have investigators here daily working on this

UPDATE 4/28: The body that was found encased in cement in a storage unit in Fulton has been positively identified as Carl DeBrodie. ORIGINAL STORY: The Fulton Police Department is quickly approaching the 200-lead mark in the case into what happened to Carl DeBrodie. As of Thursday afternoon, they were at 168 leads and expected

ABC 17 News spoke with Callaway County Prosecutor Chris Wilson about the death investigation of Carl DeBrodie. DeBrodie, a mentally handicapped man from Fulton was found encased in cement a week after he was reported missing from his independent supported living facility. Police said the decomposition of the body suggested he was missing for more

Callaway County prosecutors have begun reviewing documents and evidence in the Carl DeBrodie case. DeBrodie was reported missing from a Fulton assisted-living facility in mid-April. His body was later found encased in cement in a bin in a storage facility. Fulton police Chief Steve Myers said they have multiple suspects and persons of interest in

Fulton police have confirmed they are wanting to serve more search warrants in the death investigation of Carl DeBrodie, including for records and electronic devices. Officers tell ABC17 they have served more than one dozen search warrants, including facilities. But authorities would not give specifics on which ones. This all comes after DeBrodie was reported

Before 31-year-old Carl DeBrodie’s body was found encased in concrete, he was part of a lifelong custody battle. Some key players in Carl’s life say the legal struggles could have been avoided if Carl hadn’t gone into Second Chance, the group home where he was last seen. ABC 17’s Deborah Kendrick got her hands on

The investigation into Carl Debrodie’s death is still underway by state and federal law enforcement agencies. The 31-year-old, developmentally disabled man was found dead in a Fulton storage facility after being reported missing days earlier. Investigators say evidence suggests Debrodie had died long before he was reported missing, leading them to believe there was a

Carl DeBrodie’s body was found encased in concrete in a Fulton storage unit. The questions of who poured the concrete over DeBrodie’s body and stashed him out of sight has been the target of an intense investigation over the last 11 weeks. ABC 17’s Jordana Marie has been digging through hundreds of court documents, looking