Missouri man wanted in 4 murders found dead in South Dakota

ELK POINT, SD – A man accused of killing four people in Missouri, including a mother and 11-year-old daughter, has been found dead in South Dakota, according to sheriff officials.

JT McLean, 45, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday morning in a car parked at a motel near Dakota Dunes, Union County Sheriff Dan Limoges said. The US Marshals Service says McLean had family in the area.

MPs said investigators followed McLean to the motel using the OnStar navigation system on a vehicle he stole from one of the victims.

McLean has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of his girlfriend, Allison Abitz, 43, and his 11-year-old daughter, Jozee. Their bodies were found on August 22 at their home south of Columbia in Boone County.

Evidence indicates Abitz was strangled and his daughter drowned in a bathtub, Boone County officials said.

Miller County Sheriff Louie Gregoire said McLean was also suspected of killing Daniel Stephan, 74, and Pamela Stephan, 64, in Kaiser.

Deputies were sent on Wednesday to check on the couple’s well-being and have found their bodies.