A Michigan driver deliberately struck and killed a 64-year-old grandmother who was out on her daily walk so he could have sex with her body.
The suspect, identified as Colby Martin, 29, of White Pigeon, Michigan, was arraigned Wednesday in Van Buren District Court on a newly filed murder charge.
On September 20, retired nurse Melody Rohrer was reported missing by her husband from Hamilton Township.
Martin was previously charged in September with manslaughter & concealing a body.
The driver struck the jogger as she was near the Oak Shores Campground on Sept. 20, the report said. He then moved the body to a wooded area where he allegedly committed the sex acts. Martin led investigators to the site the next day.
Authorities added the murder charge this month after examining DNA evidence & the suspect’s online search history, which included searches for pornography involving dead or unconscious women.
Martin’s vehicle, a 2013 Ford F-150, had severe front-end damage when investigators first encountered him at a Walmart store in Oshtemo Township the day after the crime, the report said.
The suspect was found to have the woman’s cell phone & he allegedly made attempts to conceal other evidence linked to the crime.
Prior to the murder charge, Martin was freed on a $300,000 bond. Following the new charge, he was returned to custody but denied bond & was being held in the Van Buren County jail pending further legal action.
The suspect was arrested several days ago at his girlfriend’s home in Big Rapids.
Van Buren County Sheriff Dan Abbott said an investigation was continuing, with his department expecting to obtain more information about the case.
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Source: New York Post
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