The kidnapper, Harry "Roz" Ward Jr., 31, of Highland, Ill., committed suicide and was found a couple of hours away in a remote area of Scott County, Ill., about two hours north of St. Louis. Police believe Ward intended to kill Andrea Schremp, a former acquaintance and current technology director in the Wright City R-II School District. "She went through quite an ordeal," Wright City Police Chief Henry Matthews said. Ward, who broke into Schremp's home around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, died later that evening after shooting himself in the head with a semi automatic pistol, said Sgt. David Roll of the Illinois State Police. His body was found by police around 9:40 p.m. on Kesterson Lane approximately one mile east of Highway 100, several miles southwest of Bluffs, Ill. Through a cooperative effort between the Wright City Police Department, Illinois State Police and the Scott and Pike County sheriff's departments, authorities were able to track Ward's whereabouts by tracing a cell phone call made by Ward. According to Roll, Ward had kept Schremp's cell phone after releasing her and made a call to alert law enforcement authorities about the kidnapping and ensuing suicide plan. The phone call bounced off a cell phone tower and went to dispatch in Pike County, Ill., the neighboring county to the west. The Illinois State Police were then able to use the phone call to help locate Ward. "It was a rural area," Roll said. Wright City police say Ward broke into Schremp's home and took her to a rural area south of Pendleton near the Lost Creek area in southwestern Warren County. Schremp told police she and Ward talked until he finally decided to drive her back home where her eight-year-old daughter was still sleeping. Law enforcement authorities said no sexual or physical assault occurred. Schremp contacted the Wright City Police Department as soon as she was returned to her home. After dropping off Schremp, Ward spent the majority of the day typing an 11-page suicide note, authorities said. Wright City police said Ward began stalking Schremp when she was a card dealer at a casino in St. Charles where he regularly went to gamble. Ward formerly lived in Chesterfield, police said. "He knew her and became infatuated and wanted to date her," Matthews said. According to court documents, Schremp had filed an ex parte order of protection against Ward in January 2005, but the petition was denied for lack of evidence. R-II Superintendent Chris Gaines said the district was alerted by Schremp early Oct. 9 about the incident. A "moderate" lockdown was set into effect for the school district beginning around 11 a.m. based on an unrelated manhunt in O'Fallon and continued due to Ward's unknown whereabouts at the time. The lockdown, which didn't allow anyone to enter or exit a school building, lasted until the end of the day. Gaines said Schremp was back at school on Monday. "We're thankful to have her and her daughter unharmed," he said. "We're thankful he (Ward) will no longer be a threat. What she went through is something we can't hardly imagine. We support her and respect her privacy." Upon investigating the kidnapping, Wright City Detective John Malcolm was alerted by Schremp to a second female who had been on Ward's radar. "We're glad nobody got hurt," Malcolm said. "We're glad the female abducted wasn't injured. It's always a tragedy when anybody needs to take their own life. "It's always a pleasure to work with other agencies ready and willing to cooperate," Malcolm said. A private memorial service for Ward was scheduled for Oct. 16 at the Irwin Chapel in Granite City, Ill.