In what was originally a missing person case in June, a Dodge County man has officially been charged in a homicide case of his wife. 43-year-old Zachariah Rasch was arrested late in June while officers continued to search for his wife Crystal,

Nearly three months after a Dodge County woman was reported missing, her estranged husband has been charged in her death.

The estranged husband of Crystal Rasch, a woman who was reported missing in June, was charged with her death on Friday. This case began in June as a missing person case

Officials said the Rasch family has met with staff of the sheriff’s office and the district attorney’s office. They continue to grieve the loss of Crystal.

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The estranged husband of Crystal Rasch has been charged with causing her death. Zachariah Rasch, 43, of Clyman, has been formally charged with first-degree intentional homicide with a domestic abuse enhancer and hiding a corpse.