Police ID Body Found On La Porte Golf Course, Man Died In 2016

LA PORTE, TX — Police have identified the human remains found wrapped in a sheet and a tarp on the Bay Forest Golf Course a those of 54-year old Shannon Lance Ivey.

Ivey's body was discovered at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 10, when someone cleaning out a mini storage unit near the golf course, actually took the body out thinking it was trash.

Investigators said they believe Ivey died in 2016 during a domestic dispute, and that his body was stored at the Spencer Mini Storage, located at 11220 Spencer Highway.

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The mystery deepend even further when investigators learned the mini storage unit where the body had been stored, was previously rented by Ivey's ex-wife, Toni Ivey who died in October.

The family, according to a KTRK report, never knew Ivey was missing.

Shannon Ivey lived only sparingly in La Porge, spending a majority of his life working on construction projects overseas.

The family relied mostly on emails and text messages from Shannon Ivey while he was away, and now believe the message they received over a nearly two year span, were actually coming from Toni Ivey.

Investigators are trying to determine if anyone else was involved.

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