The family of Nick and Justin Diemel who disappeared in Northwest Missouri in July are suing the man charged with their murder, his mother and their company for wrongful death.
The Kansas City Star reports the lawsuit claims Garland Nelson, accused of killing the Wisconsin brothers, violated his parole for a previous conviction of selling mortgaged cattle by owning a firearm and entering into business with the Diemels.
The lawsuit claims the brothers were not made aware of the conviction before they went into business with Nelson. The suit argues that the company and Nelson’s mother, Tomme Sue Feil, should have done so.
“Due to their knowledge of Nelson’s dangerous propensities, prior fraudulent cattle transactions, and his possession of a firearm, Defendants J4s and Feil knew or should have known that allowing Nelson to return to the cattle business created an unreasonable risk of harm to others,” the lawsuit says.
Feil told the Star she was aware of the suit but was not able to comment. No attorney is listed for the company, Feil or Garland in court records.
Garland was charged in October with first-degree murder and various other charges related to the brothers’ deaths. He allegedly owed the brothers $250,000 as part of a cattle deal and the brothers had visited Missouri to collect the money.
Garland is accused of shooting the brothers, placing them in metal barrels and burning their bodies.
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