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Drown Soda · 03-10-2016, 11:20 PM

This case has always haunted and simultaneously frustrated me. She was the woman who went missing in San Antonio, and fragments of not only her bones, but four other people's were found scattered in her backyard. Also found was a bag of human flesh, and her neighbors purportedly saw a dog playing with a jawbone that had an overbite that appeared like Monika's. Even more horrific, in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" style, bones were found inside the Rizzo's barbecuer. I believe that the anthropologists who gathered all of the bones had determined that the bodies had been run through a woodchipper.

Her husband, Leonard Rizzo, still has yet to be charged, which blows my mind; this was 19 years ago now. How one can have the bones of four humans, including one's own wife, as well as bags of skin buried in their backyard and not be charged with anything makes ZERO sense to me. He denied knowing how the bones got there, and, so what? He gets off scot free? I just don't get it.

I did a Google search of Monika's name, and read that her 22 year old son died of leukemia a year after she disappeared. Very tragic.

LooksLikeCRicci · 03-11-2016, 12:39 PM

If I remember correctly, it was later corrected to be that the bones were only from one person: Monika Rizzo.

I share in your frustration as to why her husband hasn't been charged, since he's the most likely suspect. I'm willing to bet this is a case where 1) either there was a botched investigation and key evidence was lost or 2) the police are pretty sure that Leonard killed Monika but lack the missing piece to tie him to the crime. Yeah, finding the remains of her body all over his yard is bad... but where's the evidence tying Leonard to Monika's death?

I want to be clear. I totally think the husband did it. I think one of the anonymous callers was Monika's son. I didn't know he passed. Very sad, indeed.

Monika's adoptive father apparently wrote a book about her murder. Unfortunately, it looks to be out of print. I can't find a hit on it on Amazon, either. Bummer. I would have read that one.

LooksLikeCRicci · 03-11-2016, 01:40 PM

Whoops. Scratch that. Just found the book.

03-10-2016, 11:20 PM	#1
Drown Soda Superstitious cinephile Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2016 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 103	Monika Rizzo This case has always haunted and simultaneously frustrated me. She was the woman who went missing in San Antonio, and fragments of not only her bones, but four other people's were found scattered in her backyard. Also found was a bag of human flesh, and her neighbors purportedly saw a dog playing with a jawbone that had an overbite that appeared like Monika's. Even more horrific, in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" style, bones were found inside the Rizzo's barbecuer. I believe that the anthropologists who gathered all of the bones had determined that the bodies had been run through a woodchipper. Her husband, Leonard Rizzo, still has yet to be charged, which blows my mind; this was 19 years ago now. How one can have the bones of four humans, including one's own wife, as well as bags of skin buried in their backyard and not be charged with anything makes ZERO sense to me. He denied knowing how the bones got there, and, so what? He gets off scot free? I just don't get it. I did a Google search of Monika's name, and read that her 22 year old son died of leukemia a year after she disappeared. Very tragic.

03-11-2016, 12:39 PM	#2
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	If I remember correctly, it was later corrected to be that the bones were only from one person: Monika Rizzo. I share in your frustration as to why her husband hasn't been charged, since he's the most likely suspect. I'm willing to bet this is a case where 1) either there was a botched investigation and key evidence was lost or 2) the police are pretty sure that Leonard killed Monika but lack the missing piece to tie him to the crime. Yeah, finding the remains of her body all over his yard is bad... but where's the evidence tying Leonard to Monika's death? I want to be clear. I totally think the husband did it. I think one of the anonymous callers was Monika's son. I didn't know he passed. Very sad, indeed. Monika's adoptive father apparently wrote a book about her murder. Unfortunately, it looks to be out of print. I can't find a hit on it on Amazon, either. Bummer. I would have read that one.

03-11-2016, 01:40 PM	#3
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	Whoops. Scratch that. Just found the book.