John Bayer (pictured), 78, of Fort Meyers, Florida, was arrested on February 15 after cold case detectives say they unearthed evidence directly linking him to the murder of his wife, Dona, in 1979
Four decades after his wife disappeared without a trace in Wisconsin, a Florida man has been arrested by cold case detectives, accused of her murder.
John Bayerl, 78, of Fort Meyers, Florida, has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the disappearance of his then 38-year-old wife, Dona Bayerl, back in 1979.
Dona's body was never found by police, and seven years after her disappearance she was officially declared dead in 1986.
According to John Bayerl's original statement, Dona was last seen storming out of the family home in Muskego on May 6, 1979, after their turbulent marriage reached breaking point.
The father-of-two claimed their union had been suffering for 'some time', and after a dispute about an unfixed television set, Dona walked out of the door front door and drove off.
Claiming to have heard the front door slam at 11pm the same night followed by a series of other crashes, John said he attributed to the sounds to wife returning home and he went back to sleep.
Dona Bayerl (shown), then 38, was last seen on May 6, 1979 in Muskego, Wisconsin. She was never heard from or seen again, and was later declared dead in 1986
According to John, and Dona's sister, Joan, the couple's marriage had been suffering for 'some time' and the pair would regularly argue (pictured left to right: John, Jackie, Dona, Jodie, two years before Dona disappeared)
Awaking the next morning, the family car had been returned but Dona was nowhere in sight. She was never seen or heard from again.
'The police would come I would just tell them basically what I was told from my dad I think, which was that I went to bed, he heard some noises like a door slam or something like that and when I woke up she wasn't there,' said the couple's eldest daughter, Jodie Jarvis, 46, to WTMJ-TV in 2017.
'Just imagine if you didn't know where your mother was. It's not a nice way to grow up.'
Jackie Knort (shown) was just four years old when her mother went missing. She told WTMJ she's waited her whole life for closure
At the time of their initial investigation, Muskego Police were suspicious of the idea that Dona would disappear into the night of her own free will.
Her sister, Joan Bourgeois, told officers in a 1979 interview that Dona wouldn't even go into the backyard of her home to let the dogs out at night, let alone venture out on her own.
She also told authorities that Dona wouldn't leave her children's sides under 'any circumstances'.
As the police continued with their investigation, Bourgeois moved into the Bayerl family home to help John with the girls.
In a separate interview she remarked how John 'didn't seem concerned' about his missing wife, and that he'd been acting suspiciously on the day of her disappearance, washing everything in the home, from the rugs to the quilts.
She added that John would never do the laundry. When Dona hemorrhaged during her pregnancy with second daughter Jackie, it was Bourgeois who had to come round to do the washing.
John claimed Dona had stormed out of their Finnamore Lane home (pictured) in Muskego, on May 6, 1979. He said he heard what he thought was Dona slamming doors at 11 pm that night
John and Dona are pictured at a family function during the 1970s
John appeared in court on Wednesday in a wheelchair, following his charges of first-degree murder
Dona's (pictured) sister, Joan Bourgeois, said at the time her sister was too afraid of the dark to venture out alone and added she'd never abandon her children under any circumstances
Following her recollection, Muskego PD conducted a second search of the Bayerl family home on May 16, 1979, and this time found blood splatters in the garage and in the basement.
John told officers the blood in the basement was a result of him cutting his finger on a mower blade a year before.
He offered no explanation for the blood in the garage.
When questioned about the splatter, one officer noted that John's heart began to beat rapidly, pounding visibly beneath his shirt.
Further interrogation discovered that John had either beaten or pinched Dona at least six times during there marriage, often resulting in bruising.
He also had a secret girlfriend, a local bartender named Diane, whom he visited multiple times a week.
In an interview with police, 7-year-old Jodie said to police she didn't 'want to be a nurse anymore, because when people fight their faces get bloody.'
No further elaboration was given. Jodie then told police she went to bed at 7 pm and awoke to slamming noises.
40 years on she says the latter part of her statement came from her father's instructions.
During his arrest, John allegedly told police he 'knows in his mind, he is not guilty of anything other than being a bad husband'
No trace of Dona was ever found again. No money was taken out of the family account and her parents never heard from her. In an interview with police, Jodie (seen right) told police she 'didn't want to be a nurse anymore, because when people fight their faces get bloody'
John's first wife, Agnes Pascavis, described John as a violent man with a wicked temper and detailed one particular assault where he had choked her so severely a bruised hand-print appeared on her neck. They later divorced.
Muskego PD say a circumstantial case was developed against John at the time, but no charges were issued, citing a lack of concrete evidence.
The case remained cold until an unlikely breakthrough occurred on February 15, which lead to John Bayerl's arrest.
Specific details of what the crucial piece of evidence hasn't yet been revealed by investigators.
A composite sketch attempts to document what Dona would look several years on from her disappearance. Jackie Knort says looking at a similar interpretation of her mother's likeness reminds her that her children have lost their grandmother
During his arrest, John reportedly told officers that Dona 'wouldn't have left on her own'.
He also purportedly added he 'knows in his mind, he is not guilty of anything other than being a bad husband'.
Speaking to WTMJ, Jackie Knort, the couple's youngest child, said 'When I see pictures of my mom that I have I think of her as my mom, but when I see this picture [showing what Dona would look like now] I think that's my children's grandma.
'Mostly I would say that hope came along with that picture. Hope for answers, hope for closure.'
John Bayerl is currently being detained on charges of first-degree murder at the Waukesha County Jail on a $500,0000 bond.
If convicted he will face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
His next hearing will take place on February 28.
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John Bayer (pictured), 78, of Fort Meyers, Florida, was arrested on February 15 after cold case detectives say they unearthed evidence directly linking him to the murder of his wife, Dona, in 1979
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