West Virginia Prison Inmate Indicted on Murder Charge in Missing Daughter’s Death

Published on December 2, 2023

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—A West Virginia prison inmate whose infant daughter has been missing for more than two years has been indicted on murder and other charges, authorities said. A grand jury in Cabell County indicted Shannon Patrick Overstreet on charges of murder; death of a child by a parent by child abuse, and concealment of a deceased human body, Huntington police said Friday in a news release. Without elaborating, the statement said investigators collected evidence indicating Mr. Overstreet was responsible for the death of Angele Nichole Overstreet and for concealing and disposing of her remains. The girl was 3 months old when she last was seen in May 2021. Her disappearance led to an investigation involving the Huntington police department, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, and state police, and other agencies from West Virginia and Kentucky....