He Saw Himself on Unsolved Mysteries & Ran

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Marilynn Lee McClenahen with me today. On April 15, 1990, 48-year-old Marilynn Lee McClenahen, also known as Marilynn DePue, disappeared from her home in Coldwater, Michigan, after a heated argument with her ex-husband, Dennis DePue. That afternoon, Dennis came to pick up their children, but when they refused to go with him, the situation escalated. He brutally beat Marilynn in the basement before loading her into his van and driving away.The next day, her body was discovered off the side of a rural road, she had been shot in the back of the head. Dennis went on the run, sparking a statewide manhunt. The case gained national attention when it was featured on Unsolved Mysteries in 1991, leading to numerous tips that eventually exposed his location. When police surrounded him in Mississippi, Dennis took his own life before he could be arrested.This case remains one of the most haunting domestic homicide stories of the early 1990s, a chilling reminder of how rage, loss, and control can end in irreversible tragedy.