Roger Ewer pleaded not guilty to three charges connected to the 1996 death of John Douglas Rollins Jr.
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- The body of John Douglas Rollins Jr. was discovered inside a sleeping bag floating in Beaver Lake in October 1996
- Investigators identified the victim previously known as “Lake Man” through DNA in 2022
- Roger Ewer is charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution, abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering, but not murder; he has pleaded not guilty to the three charges
A Wisconsin man is accused of helping conceal the body of an Arkansas murder victim who was known only as “Lake Man” for more than 25 years.
Roger Ewer, 57, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to charges of hindering apprehension or prosecution, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to 5NEWS, KNWA/KFTA and Seehafer News.
Ewer has not been charged with murder in the death of John Douglas Rollins Jr., whose body was found inside a sleeping bag floating in Beaver Lake in October 1996…