Benton County Charges Anthony Balbirnie With Abandonment of Corpse in Truman Lake
On October 8, Anthony James Balbirnie was arrested and charged with abandonment of a body after leading Springfield Police on two car chases. That arrest led to a person of an interest connected to the murder of Khighla Parks, whose body was found in Truman Lake. Balbirnie was formally charged October 10 in Warsaw, Missouri and pleaded not guilty.