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Man charged in 1988 cold case murder of his pregnant wife
Summary by The Midland Editorial Desk Christopher Replogle, Akim Powell , as published by KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
· August 4, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway His wife, Ronna Bremer, was 22 years old and seven months pregnant when she was reported missing by her husband in December 1988.
A man has been charged in connection with the 1988 murder of his pregnant wife in Missouri. The case involves Joel Bremer, who has been indicted on two counts of murder. His wife, Ronna Bremer, was 22 years old and seven months pregnant when she was reported missing by her husband in December 1988.
The investigation into her disappearance spanned several years, with a skull being sent to the Greene County Sheriff's Office in 1991. The skull was later identified as Ronna's, and she was officially declared dead in 1997. The case was reopened and closed multiple times before new evidence was sent for DNA testing in 2024.
Further details on the case and the charges against Joel Bremer are available from the source.
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Category: local Published: August 4, 2026 Source: KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? A man has been charged in connection with the 1988 murder of his pregnant wife in Missouri. The case involves Joel Bremer, who has been indicted on two counts of murder. His wife, Ronna Bremer, was…
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