Dad found dead in truck weeks after son reported him missing in Tennessee, police say
_fitted.png "Jason Spencer disappeared Nov. 9 from his home in Tennessee, police said. His body was just found.")
A dad who was reported missing by his son weeks ago was found dead in his truck, Tennessee police say.
A body found inside a 2016 white Dodge Ram 1500 on Monday, Dec. 5, was identified as Jason Spencer, who had been missing for weeks, the Clarksville Police Department said in a Dec. 7 Facebook post.
The 49-year-old was last seen leaving his son’s home in his truck on Nov. 9 at about 3 a.m., police said in a Nov. 23 post. His son reported him missing five days later on Nov. 14.
Police said Spencer did not have his wallet, had not accessed his money and his phone was turned off.
Spencer’s truck was found Dec. 5 in the Cumberland River near the McGregor Park boat ramp by divers, police said in a news release. The truck was removed from the river, and police found there was a dead body inside.
Officials do not suspect foul play, police said.
Clarksville is about 50 miles northwest of Nashville.
This story was originally published December 7, 2022 at 12:01 PM with the headline "Dad found dead in truck weeks after son reported him missing in Tennessee, police say."
