{"id":4094,"date":"2025-01-22T00:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2025-01-22T00:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:18:13","slug":"search-for-missing-mom-ends-after-8-year-old-son-makes-admission-to-school-counselor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=4094","title":{"rendered":"Search For Missing Mom Ends After 8-Year-Old Son Makes Admission To School Counselor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Judson Keith Hoover, 50, pleaded guilty to the mu rd er of his 38-year-old wife,<span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">Rebecca Ruth Hoover, hours after he was charged with the cri.me.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"epbth69f5ba86aa8d0\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.epbth69f5ba86aa8d0 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.epbth69f5ba86aa8d0 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.epbth69f5ba86aa8d0 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.epbth69f5ba86aa8d0 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.epbth69f5ba86aa8d0 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1713865\" data-uid=\"00365\">\n<div id=\"mgw1713865_00365\">\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1713868\" data-uid=\"0255a\">\n<div id=\"mgw1713868_0255a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>Rebecca had last been seen on August 2nd and Judson filed for divorce a day later.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came to light after the couple\u2019s eight-year-old son told a school counselor that he had witnessed his father k i ll his mother.<\/p>\n<p>Judson entered a guilty plea to prevent the boy from testifying in court, The case began when Rebeca\u2019s mother reported her missing on August 4. When officers found no sign of Rebecca, they took action and a forensic interview was conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca\u2019s body was recovered and Judson was taken into custody on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p>Charges were formally filed and Judson pleaded guilty on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Survey footage showed Judson moving what appeared to be a body on<\/p>\n<p>August 4, and he was caught on footage on August 28 returning to the storage unit.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted to transferring the container holding his wife\u2019s body to another storage unit on Strawberry Lane in Louisville. We are republishing this story, originally published in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judson Keith Hoover, 50, pleaded guilty to the mu rd er of his 38-year-old wife,Rebecca Ruth Hoover, hours after he was charged with the cri.me. 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