Overview

• Clint Bonnell, a retired Green Beret and physician assistant student, was reported missing on January 28, 2025, after failing to attend class at Methodist University.
• Dismembered human remains were discovered in a North Carolina lake on February 25, and DNA analysis confirmed on March 28 that they belonged to Bonnell.
• Shana Cloud, Bonnell's estranged wife, was arrested on March 28 and charged with first-degree murder and felony concealing an unnatural death.
• Prosecutors allege that Cloud was seen on video near the location where Bonnell's remains were found and that bullet holes were discovered in his belongings during a search of their home.
• Bonnell had informed Cloud of his plans to finalize their divorce the night before his death, and Cloud denies all allegations through her attorney.