This missing person's case had become much more sinister. Investigators located those items stained with Andreen's blood inside the family's trash can. On March 2, 2019, 48 hours into the investigation, Stubbs believed he had discovered key evidence that implicated Major Andre McDonald in his wife's disappearance. You can see there's a shovel in the basket … And now, he comes up here … there's two gas cans. Two red gas cans can be seen on the counter.įrank Stubbs (watching surveillance video): This is Andre McDonald coming into the Lowe's …he's going to purchase several items. Andre McDonald is seen at the checkout of a Lowes store. There was … trash bags, there were gloves … And a couple of gas cans.įrank Stubbs: Inside … the garbage can in the house was … a receipt from Lowe's that had been torn up.ĭetectives were able to obtain surveillance footage from the hardware store -items that were purchased the day after Andreen went missing. There was a - like a hatchet kind of maul. Items found in Andreen McDonald's car included a shovel and ax, as well as a hatchet, heavy-duty large trash bags, gloves and two 5-gallon gas cans.įrank Stubbs: An ax. While there, some objects caught their eye. Meanwhile, investigators returned to the house with a search warrant and checked Andreen's car. Investigators moved to detain the Air Force major and turned him over to military authorities for a mental evaluation. He is seen on surveillance video at a gas station.įrank Stubbs: We were able to obtain video evidence of him going to the Shell station. 28, 2019, after a heated argument with his wife, Andre McDonald says he left the house to cool off. But he said the last time he had seen his wife was the night before, and they said what Andre described raised more questions than answers.įrank Stubbs: He had told them they had come home from the tax preparers office, and that they had argued over the business and … he went up the road … got some gas and just cooled off. Investigators were hoping Andre had some answers. Peter Van Sant: Did you see any signs of bruising on his body, any signs of - of any injuries that perhaps he'd been in a struggle?įrank Stubbs: Nothing that we could - that we could determine. Peter Van Sant: While you were going through the house, was Andre there? That evening, a forensic crime unit examined those stains in the bathroom and confirmed the initial belief that they were blood. … And, so, we figured if we wanted to get somewhere in life … it would be in America. Mandy Hall: Growing up in Portland, Jamaica … we didn't have a lot. Starlight Homes thrived, and under Andreen's watch the tiny home-based business transformed into a multimillion-dollar enterprise in just seven years.ĪNDREEN MCDONALD SPEECH: When I started my assisted living, I only started with three residents … Today, Starlight Homes Assisted Living, we have two locations in the San Antonio area.Ĭhildhood friend, Mandy Hall, says Andreen's success was born out of humble beginnings. They were doing everything that would make any mother proud. And, according to Andre's close friend Andrew Russell, Andre bankrolled her dreams.Īndrew Russell: In order to start the business, Andre, he liquidated his 401K. Way -ĪNDRE: Right, Andreen did defeat me, and she is so excited.Īndreen created an assisted living business in San Antonio called Starlight Homes when she was just 22. And she would never stop until she get it.ĪNDREEN (video): I did come in before he did.
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