Authorities: Man strangled teen, buried her on his property fearing 'blackmail'
When police asked Scott why he killed her, Scott said that it "just kind of happened" and that he "wasn't too crazy about" committing the crime.
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When police asked Scott why he killed her, Scott said that it "just kind of happened" and that he "wasn't too crazy about" committing the crime.
An Indiana coroner has identified the remains of a 17-year-old girl who vanished in June and whose body was found this week in a box buried on land owned by a man now charged in her slaying.
A neighbor of missing Indiana teen Valerie Tindall has acknowledged killing her by putting his belt around her neck, court documents allege. "I held onto it until she quit," he said during questioning, investigators said.
Rice says the identity of the body is not known at this point, but that will be determined by the Rush County Coroner.
ARLINGTON – Patrick Scott, 57, of Arlington, was arrested Tuesday by the Rush County Sheriff’s Department on a preliminary charge of murder after law enforcement personnel performed an extensive search