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Husband Busted in Wife's Vacation Disappearance

New evidence leads to arrest

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 17, 2008 4:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – A husband has been arrested in the disappearance of his wife who went missing during the California couple's island vacation. Leta Lynn Cordes, 49, vanished after she left on a walk on the island of St. Maarten in January, her husband, Frank Cordes, told police. His arrest follows the discovery of new evidence, which police have refused to discuss, the Daily Herald reports. "It's heartbreaking," said a family friend. "We don't know what to think."

A St. Maarten police offer and trained dog comb a coastal area looking for any signs of a missing US tourist Leta Lynn Cordes.
A St. Maarten police offer and trained dog comb a coastal area looking for any signs of a missing US tourist Leta Lynn Cordes.   (AP Photo/Gromyko Wilson)
This undated photo, released by the St. Maarten Police, shows Leta Lynn Cordes of Mission Viejo, Calif. Cordes, 49, vanished during a vacation with her husband.
This undated photo, released by the St. Maarten Police, shows Leta Lynn Cordes of Mission Viejo, Calif. Cordes, 49, vanished during a vacation with her husband.   (AP Photo/St. Maarten Police)
A St. Maarten police offer search for signs of Leta Lynn Cordes, who vanished on vacation with her husband.
A St. Maarten police offer search for signs of Leta Lynn Cordes, who vanished on vacation with her husband.   (AP Photo/Gromyko Wilson)
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