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Double Amputee Vanishes Without Her Wheelchair Or Prosthetic Legs

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Months before going missing, Rebecca “Becky” Alsup became a double amputee after her partner allegedly injected bong water into her legs.

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Rebecca Jane “Becky” Alsup was a 34-year-old mother of two sons. She lived with her partner, Craig Wood, in a camping trailer on his parents’ property in Williamsville, Missouri.

Becky had a rough childhood. She lost her mother to murder and became addicted to drugs. After several surgeries for a heart condition, Becky had a pacemaker implanted and required daily medication.

It was no secret to those around the couple that Craig was abusive towards Becky. In 2016, Craig asked one of his friends if he knew how to shoot and offered him three cars, a motorcycle, and half of Becky’s life insurance policy to kill her. Craig also asked this person what would happen to someone if they got injected with water from a meth pipe.

Shortly after this conversation, Becky was admitted to a hospital in Cape Girardeau for sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. There was meth in her blood, and she had visible bruises and lacerations. A few weeks later, in September, both of Becky’s legs were amputated.

While in critical condition, Craig tried to convince the hospital to take her off life support. They refused as he couldn’t prove he was legally married to her.

The same friend who was asked to kill the woman claims Craig later admitted to getting her high and injecting bong water into her legs. He reportedly lamented, “It didn’t kill the *****.”

Becky was 4ft 7 and 95 pounds post-amputation and used a wheelchair and prosthetic legs for mobility.

Becky / NamUs

On February 17, 2017, Becky asked a friend to come to her trailer around 1 PM. She was upset because Craig had stolen her money and cut up her phone’s SIM card. Becky had bruises on her cheek and arm and said Craig had pulled her off the bed by her hair.

She used her friend’s phone to call someone and tell them what happened and that she was scared. The friend returned to the…

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