John Tufton Blauvelt is an active-duty Army recruiter who is now considered a deserter. ^[0]He is currently the subject of a national manhunt for allegedly murdering his estranged wife, Catherine Blauvelt, on October 24, 2016 in Simpsonville, South Carolina. ^[0]

Catherine Blauvelt was found dead inside a small concrete cellar in the basement of an abandoned home in Simpsonville, South Carolina. ^[0] Authorities said Blauvelt was immediately a suspect in her murder due to the couple's past, which included a number of domestic abuse abuse calls at their home. ^[0]

Blauvelt was questioned by police, but before they could arrest him he disappeared with his girlfriend, Hannah Thompson.

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For weeks Blauvelt's last known location to police was at the Las Cruces, New Mexico border on November 15, 2016. ^[0]

But then, on December 12, 2016, Thompson went to a family friend's home in Eugene, Oregon and told her parents she wanted to come back. ^[0]

Thompson told police she had last seen Blauvelt that day, but that he had left and abandoned her.

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