A man found dead in his Dexter home last week was stabbed, according to the Stoddard County coroner.
Law enforcement began investigating the homicide of Jimmy Lynn Casey, 66, after a home-health worker found his body June 28.
"Mr. Casey was stabbed," said coroner Kenny Pope. "We do know from the wounds he had, one of the wounds was not superficial. It was life threatening.
An autopsy was completed last week. The investigation is ongoing, said Dexter Police Capt. Hank Trout.
Police are continuing to investigate multiple leads and work with other agencies, but the Stoddard County Major Case Squad has been disbanded, Trout said.
Casey is believed to have died in the evening of June 27 or morning of June 28. He last spoke by phone with a family member in the early evening of June 27, Trout said.
Pope said he could not comment on the number of wounds Casey sustained due to the ongoing investigation.
"It's very tragic. We haven't had anything like this that's happened around this area, that's happened to that extent," Pope said. "Somebody was motivated to kill him, we know that."
Casey lived in the 1100 block of Mulberry Street and was a compliant sex offender registered with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for crimes that occurred in 2003.
Police continue to seek the public's help in this case.
Anyone with information is asked to call Trout or Lt. Cory Mills at 573-624-5512.