Dodge County missing person case now an active death investigation
Dodge County Sheriff\'s Office Updated: July 3, 2024
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A missing person investigation out of Dodge County has now turned into a death investigation.
The investigation surrounds 37-year-old Crystal Rasch, from the Clyman area. Officials say her husband, 42-year-old Zachariah Rasch, was arrested after numerous financial transactions had taken place on Crystal's accounts after she had been reported missing.
Zachariah is being held in jail on a $250,000 cash bond.
Published: June 28, 2024
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) --The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing woman.
According to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, they are looking for 37-year-old Crystal Rasch, from the Clyman area. As part of the investigation, the sheriff's office was able to look into her financial information. They found that numerous transactions had taken place in her accounts.
Authorities said that Rasch's estranged husband, 42-year-old Zachariah Rasch, was arrested. It is believed that he was responsible for those transactions.
According to a criminal complaint, deputies were called to a Menards in Beaver Dam. An assistant manager of the store informed them that Crystal Rasch's credit card was used.
The assistant manager showed a deputy register surveillance cameras from June 24, which showed Zachariah Rasch using the card.
Zachariah Rasch used her card for three more at other places purchases, according to the complaint. In all three transactions, he was alone and was not with Crystal Rasch. Video of the three transactions were located.
After executing a search warrant, deputies say several more receipts were located using the same card. He is being charged with several counts of identity theft, per complaint.
Zachariah Rasch made his initial court appearance on Friday, June 28. A $250,000 cash bond was issued, and he remains in custody at the Dodge County Jail, according to the sheriff's office.
Anyone with information related to the location of Crystal Rasch can call the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 920-386-4590.