DITTMER, Mo. - A search and rescue team looks for clues in heavily dense woods near where a man was found dead in Jefferson County last weekend.

That man's wife remains missing.

The body of Robert Malcom, 60, was discovered last Saturday during a welfare check at his home on a secluded street in Dittmer.

On Friday, authorities combed the rural property, using K-9 units.

“It’s shocking. We don’t really have stuff like that happen around here,” said Faith Clack, a neighbor who lives nearby.

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Friday's search appeared to turn up empty. A copy of the search warrant left on Malcom's front door stated, "nothing seized."

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has remained relatively tight-lipped on this homicide investigation.

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