New court testimony reveals alleged confessions in Marrero backyard remains case

MARRERO, La. — New information has emerged in a missing persons case that left Marrero neighbors reeling.

Jefferson Parish investigators have now confirmed human remains unearthed from the backyard of a Gaudet Drive home belong to Eddie Tillman Jr., a father of four who disappeared in August 2023. The development comes alongside a third arrest in the case and disturbing testimony about what witnesses say the suspects allegedly told others about the killing in the years after Tillman vanished.

40-year-old Kelly Barrios of Ponchatoula, was arrested Wednesday and booked on counts of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder and failure to report a felony. Our partners at NOLA.com reported that Barrios previously lived in the house where Tillman’s remains were discovered and knew both Tillman and the two men already charged in the case…

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