COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Months after 36-year-old Jackie Long was last seen in Fort Pierce, Fla., her mother, Rita McConahay-Bassiet, is coming to terms with the reality that her daughter will not be returning home to Columbus.
“There’s no playbook for this, no playbook for this,” McConahay-Bassiet said. “Challenging to hear it said out loud.”
Fort Pierce police confirmed to ABC 6 that Jackie’s remains were found in a vacant house in October, which investigators believe was intentionally set on fire with an accelerant, as the home had no power connected to it…