Missouri man charged with murdering father and hiding body in shallow grave

A Missouri man faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing his father to death and burying him in a shallow grave behind his home in Foley, Missouri. The New York Post reported that Richard Saettele is accused of killing his 63-year-old father, Michael Saettele, following an argument inside the victim's house in September 2026. [1]

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office probable cause statement cited by the New York Post, the two men got into a confrontation outside the house before the attack occurred. Authorities state that Richard Saettele read his father his last rites before plunging a kitchen cleaver into his heart. [1]

The New York Post reported that the suspect then hid his father's body under construction debris in a shed located outside the home before placing him in the grave. [1]