Fort Worth missing person found buried in shallow grave, suspect arrested

The Brief

  • Fort Worth police arrested 23-year-old Alexander James Nicholas for murder after finding a missing person’s body in a shallow grave on Monday.
  • Though Nicholas claimed he dropped the victim off safely on Nov. 30, detectives found evidence that allegedly contradicts his story.
  • Authorities have not yet released any information about the victim’s identity.

FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth police arrested a murder suspect after finding the body of a missing person buried in a shallow grave just days before Christmas.

The backstory:

Fort Worth police said the victim was reported missing in late November.

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