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Posted: July 16, 2012

Body found in Dare County is missing Ohio woman

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Frisco, N.C. — The Dare County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant late Monday for a missing Ohio man after a body found at the Outer Banks was identified as his girlfriend.

A person called 911 Saturday after discovering the body in a trash bag and realizing it could be Lynn Jackenheimer.

Jackenheimer, 33, went to Hatteras Island last week with her on-and-off boyfriend, Nate Summerfield, her 13-year-old daughter and their 3-year-old son but didn't return with them. Her body was found in Frisco, about 20 to 30 miles from where she disappeared.

Capt. Charles Nieman of the Dare County Sheriff's Office said the medical examiner had not determined how Jackenheimer died.

Authorities in Ashland, Ohio, said that Summerfield returned the children to his family and has not been seen since. His brother called 911 and told police that Summerfield told him he strangled Jackenheimer.

Summerfield is now wanted on a murder charge.

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It's in very poor taste and disrespectful to her, and her family to make claims such as "...it makes no sense to go on vacation with him unless she wanted a man to "take care of her" (trade cash for sex)" and guess at the man's motivations for killing this woman "She must have been cheating" etc. Prayers to her family. I'm glad at least her body was found, now the killer needs to be caught.

Bewitched
July 17, 2012 3:33 p.m.

What a tragedy! Just glad that that they did find her body. May they get this killer and give him life in prison. Whoever raises her children I pray they shower them with love every day and be good and kind to them. Pray for these children who no longer has a mother and pray for the person (s) that will take care of them.

charmcclainlovesdogs2
July 17, 2012 2:03 p.m.

storchheim- She could have been trying to provide happy family memories for her child of family vacations with the whole family.

uncw05
July 17, 2012 12:58 p.m.

Once again, storchheim hits the nail on the head. Well said.

Obamanation
July 17, 2012 11:32 a.m.

The police have been searching for him since the 911 call from his brother was received. First as a person of interest and then on the murder charge. Easy to be an armchair policeman!