Missing Potosi man and former football player found dead

Brandon Bourbon

VIENNA, Mo. -- A missing Southeast Missouri man and former football player was found dead Friday in Maries County.

Brandon Kyle Bourbon, 24, of Potosi, who had been missing since April 2, was located on a secluded river front property off Route AA near Vienna just before 2 p.m. Friday, according to the Maries County Sheriff's Department. After a detailed investigation, it was apparent that Bourbon committed suicide, the sheriff's department said.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol put out a missing persons report for Bourbon after friends and family had not heard from him for days. Ping data from his cell phone last placed him in Maries County at 9:52 p.m. April 3.

Bourbon was a running back at Kansas University from 2010-2014 before transferring to Washburn last season. He came in as a top-rated recruit out of Potosi High School before battling numerous leg and knee injuries with the Jayhawks.

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