Authorities in St. Clair County say a man has been charged with murder in connection with an investigation that began as a missing person. Sheriff's investigators and Riverside Police Chief Rick Oliver followed leads until the body of 76-year-old John W. Patterson was discovered Saturday in a wooded area on 1 Police Camp Road in Riverside.Patterson's son, John Shane Patterson, was arrested and charged with murder. He was booked into the county jail in Pell City. Patterson's body is being sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville. Murray said an investigation is still ongoing.

Authorities in St. Clair County say a man has been charged with murder in connection with an investigation that began as a missing person.

Sheriff's investigators and Riverside Police Chief Rick Oliver followed leads until the body of 76-year-old John W. Patterson was discovered Saturday in a wooded area on 1 Police Camp Road in Riverside.


Patterson's son, John Shane Patterson, was arrested and charged with murder. He was booked into the county jail in Pell City.

Patterson's body is being sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville.



Murray said an investigation is still ongoing.