Suspected abductor of Webster County girls found dead; search on for missing girl

Via KCCI.com:

Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a girl abducted Monday in northern Iowa.

Kathlynn Shepard, 15, has been missing since 4 p.m. Monday.

Dayton Police Chief Nicholas Dunbar said two girls were abducted from a bus stop Monday afternoon.  Authorities said the girls were taken to a rural agricultural facility southeast of Dayton at 4:30 p.m.

Authorities said one of the girls, a 12-year-old, escaped and found help at a rural home.  She was taken to Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge and is OK.

The girl was able to provide valuable information about the case to authorities including details about a red Toyota Tundra and a man identified as a suspect in the case, Michael J. Klunder, 42.

Authorities said Klunder was found dead about 8 p.m. at a rural property northeast of Dayton.  The cause of his death is under investigation, authorities said.

Shepard is still missing Tuesday morning.

She was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and a Minnesota Vikings cap. Shepard is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Hundreds of volunteers are meeting in Dayton to conduct a search of the area -- a 75 to 100 mile radius.  Authorities are asking anyone who might have seen a red Toyota Tundra pickup truck in the area to report where and when they saw the vehicle to authorities.

An air search is also being conducted Tuesday morning.