A person reported missing in early December has been found in a shallow grave in Denton County, police said Wednesday.
The Fort Worth Police Department said it received a missing persons case on Dec. 2. After reviewing the events surrounding the disappearance, missing persons officers suspected foul play and requested that homicide detectives continue the investigation, Fort Worth PD said.
On Monday, homicide detectives found the missing person in a shallow grave in a wooded area of Fort Worth in Denton County. Fort Worth PD said the missing person is now considered a victim of homicide.
Detectives discovered that on Nov. 30, the victim left a party with the suspect, 23-year-old Alexander James Nicholas. Fort Worth PD said that Nicholas gave a statement in which he told police he left the victim at a specific location, alive…