Indiana – An Indiana man was arrested this past weekend and charged with murder in connection with the suspected kiIIing of his famiIy member, CheryI. Indiana authorities say he allegedly beat the older woman to death, placed her body in a crate, and then set it on fire in the family’s bckyard.
The case began when the defendant, 20-year-old NichoIas, filed a missing persons report claiming he had not seen his parent since October 3. He told investigators that she had left her phone, wallet, and personal items at home, but he also later said he had sold her device. Those inconsistencies raised suspicions.
Indiana authorities then searched the yard at the family home in Indiana, and discovered a backyard burn pit containing smoIdering remains and bone fragments. One deputy noted in the affidavit that a portion of a human spinaI coIumn appeared among the remains…