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Bodies buried in basement of Columbus home identified
April 6, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Autopsies show the bodies of a man and a woman found buried beneath concrete in the basement of a Columbus home were shot to death, according to a county coroner in Ohio s capital city.
The Franklin County Coroner s Office on Monday released autopsies identifying the victims as 48-year-old Tera Pennington and 52-year-old Henry Watson, both of Columbus. DNA was used to identify them.
Their bodies were found in January by law enforcement officials. Watson and Pennington were reported missing on the same day in August 2018.
Autopsies show Pennington was shot once in the neck and Watson twice in the head. Their bodies were dismembered before being buried beneath concrete.
Updated: 2:40 PM EDT April 6, 2021
Authorities have identified two bodies that were found inside a Hilltop basement earlier this year as a man and woman reported missing in 2018.
The bodies were discovered partially dismembered, buried in the basement and covered in concrete.
According to the autopsy reports from the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, they were identified as 52-year-old Henry Clay Watson and 48-year-old Tera Lynn Pennington.
A missing persons report was filed for Watson and Pennington in Aug. 26, 2018.
According to the reports, Watson was shot twice in the head and Pennington was shot once in the neck.
Updated: 9:48 AM EDT April 3, 2021
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. Chambersburg police are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a vehicle on Friday.
On April 2. officers in the 1500 block of Hollywell Avenue found the body of a 47-year-old woman inside a white vehicle.
The Chambersburg Police Department and the Franklin County Coroner are investigating what officials say appears to be an isolated incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Chambersburg Police at 717-264-4131.
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