Twist and turns in WWII veteran's story

National outcry erupts over bankruptcy of 89-year-old Plains veteran
By VINCE DEVLIN
of the Missoulian

PLAINS – An 89-year-old widower and World War II hero, facing too many bills from his late wife’s 10-year battle with cancer, files for bankruptcy – but fails to list what is reported to be $66,000 worth of gold and silver buried in his yard as assets.

A national organization called Oath Keepers reports on its website that the bankruptcy court ordered the veteran to vacate his home outside Plains, but erroneously claims that he is also being forced to exhume his wife’s body from her grave on the property and move it.

Oath Keepers’ founder calls the attitude of the trustee in the case “brutal and callous” in a 29-minute video posted on the website.

The resulting uproar includes death threats against the trustee, a Bigfork attorney who has since filed a motion to vacate the sale of the veteran’s home, and requested a protective order from the court.

The case of Renn Bodeker has a lot of twists, turns and fallout.
read more here