FL - Amber Estep, age 39, Homicide investigation underway in Brevard County after missing woman’s body found

[steeltowngirl]

Deputies say Estep was last seen by her husband, Brian Estep, on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 16, after they left a medical appointment in Merritt Island.

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Homicide investigation underway in Brevard County after missing woman’s body found

No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.

www.wftv.com

 

[vls12345]

Gee, that's not suspicious or anything -- have an argument with your wife, supposedly drop her off near an interstate, your pickup is in flames a few hours later, and the deceased wife's body is found the next day.

Imo.

 

[LadyL]

so they just have to find the husband
he might have already unalived himself

 

[steeltowngirl]

so they just have to find the husband
he might have already unalived himself

When asked to clarify Brian Estep’s whereabouts following the discovery of his wife’s body, public information officer Tod Goodyear told McClatchy News “we do know where Mr. Estep is and agents have been in contact with him” but said he could not comment further as the investigation is active.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article284703896.html

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Brian Estep’s burning pickup truck and Amber Renee Estep

“Sadly, on the afternoon of Jan. 20, the victim was found deceased off State Road 46 near Pit Bull Lane by a property owner who discovered her lying just off the roadway,” Ivey said. “Our crime scene unit subsequently responded to the area to process the scene as well as the medical examiner’s office that is working closely with our team to develop any evidence in the case.

Missing woman's body discovered days after being left on interstate by husband: Sheriff

Amber Estep was found dead in Florida last weekend, one day before her husband's pickup truck was discovered "completely engulfed in flames."

lawandcrime.com

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=247695534942849

 

[spyblond]

BECA Splash
Here's the link to Brevard County court records. Lots to be seen here IMO

 

[LadyL]

When asked to clarify Brian Estep’s whereabouts following the discovery of his wife’s body, public information officer Tod Goodyear told McClatchy News “we do know where Mr. Estep is and agents have been in contact with him” but said he could not comment further as the investigation is active.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article284703896.html

interesting

 

[LadyL]

BECA Splash
Here's the link to Brevard County court records. Lots to be seen here IMO

don't know his date of birth and not allowed to sleuth him if he hasn't been named a suspect

 

[PayrollNerd]

If they know where he is, and they're not overly concerned about his whereabouts, my guess is, he is being held on charges that have nothing to do with his wife's disappearance. JMO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Brian Estep has been arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder with a firearm and tampering with evidence.

Brevard sheriff: Husband of missing woman found dead arrested for murder

Amber Renee Estep was found dead on Jan. 20 off State Road 46 near Pit Bull Lane. Amber's mother had reported her missing the day before because she missed several work shifts.

www.wesh.com

 

[PayrollNerd]

Brian Estep has been arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder with a firearm and tampering with evidence.

Brevard sheriff: Husband of missing woman found dead arrested for murder

Amber Renee Estep was found dead on Jan. 20 off State Road 46 near Pit Bull Lane. Amber's mother had reported her missing the day before because she missed several work shifts.

www.wesh.com

So I'm assuming they'll extradite him at some point. If his truck was in Port St John, FL then someone had to help him get to WV. Who is his accomplice?

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Estep is being held without bond in the Mercer County Jail in West Virginia.

Hours after Estep was questioned, his truck was found on fire in Port St. John.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey posted a message on Facebook accusing Brian Estep of trying to cover up the crime.

“Despite Brian Estep’s fabricated alibi, his attempts to destroy crucial evidence and just the disgusting evil in his heart, our BCSO agents and crime scene investigators were able to directly connect him to Amber’s murder so that justice can be served and her family can hopefully have closure in her death,” Ivey said.
Estep is in the Southern Regional Jail awaiting extradition.

Man arrested in Bluefield in connection with wife's murder in Florida - WV MetroNews

Brian Estep is awaiting extradition.

wvmetronews.com

 

[spyblond]

Amber Estep family: Medical Examiner didn’t release body for nearly three months

It’s been nearly three months since Amber Estep was found dead on the side of the road in Mims. Investigators said her husband, Brian Estep, killed her.

www.wftv.com

Latest article I could find. Looks like it took a while for Amber to get back to her family as police would only release her body to her "next of kin' which is defined as the spouse in this case, Brian, who killed her.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Husband of missing Brevard woman found dead indicted for first-degree murder

Amber Estep was found dead earlier this year in Mims.

www.wesh.com

May 1, 2024

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —
Brian Estep, who Brevard County deputies arrested after his missing wife was later found dead, has now been indicted for murder.

According to officials, the Brevard County grand jury issued a first-degree premeditated murder indictment for Estep on Tuesday in connection to the death of his wife, Amber, earlier this year. He was also issued an indictment for tampering with evidence related to a capital felony.

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[imstilla.grandma]

News 6 reporter James Sparvero learned that Amber worked with a man at a hotel named Jerry Brown. Brown said he and Amber were not more than friends.

Brown is believed to be the last person to see Amber alive in January. He said he was driving when he saw the couple, and Brian Estep lost his temper.

“You could visibly tell he was screaming and yelling at her pointing at my truck,” Brown said. “I looked at my buddy who was riding beside me and I was like, ‘Hey man, that’s the guy I was telling you about from work that’s accusing me of stuff with his wife.”

Grand jury indicts Brevard County man accused of killing wife

A grand jury formally charged a Brevard County man accused of killing his wife earlier this year.

www.clickorlando.com

 

[PayrollNerd]

05-2024-CF-021850-AXXX-BC
ESTEP BRIAN EDWARD
DOB 09/12/1981
FIRST DEGREE PREMEDITATED MURDER WITH FIREARM
TAMPERING W/EVIDENCE RELATING TO CAPITAL OFFENSE

The warrant for his arrest for murder was 3/27/24 and the indictment was 4/30/24.

Docket:

EventDate	Description
3/27/2024​	WARRANT FOR ARREST
3/27/2024​	ARREST WARRANT ISSD TO SHERIFF
3/27/2024​	RSGN: BOUNDARY CORRECTION
3/28/2024​	COMPLETE CASE INITIATION
3/30/2024​	NOTICE OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
3/30/2024​	AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF ARREST WARRANT
4/3/2024​	SEARCH WARRANT
4/3/2024​	SEARCH WARRANT AFFIDAVIT
4/3/2024​	SEARCH WARRANT RETURN
4/17/2024​	ARREST WARRANT SERVED
4/17/2024​	ARREST AFFIDAVIT
4/17/2024​	AMENDED ARREST AFFIDAVIT
4/18/2024​	CAL:INITIAL APPEARANCE
4/18/2024​	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
4/18/2024​	SERVED ARREST WARRANT
4/18/2024​	CR: NEW COURT DATE SCHEDULED
4/18/2024​	ORDER NO ACTION AS TO BOND, DEFENDANT REMANDED
4/18/2024​	COURT MINUTES REGARDING INITIAL APPEARANCE
4/18/2024​	NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)
4/19/2024​	NOTICE OF COURT DATE CANCELLATION
4/30/2024​	RSGN: CAPITAL CASE REASSIGNMNT
4/30/2024​	INDICTMENT
4/30/2024​	GRAND JURY CAPIAS
4/30/2024​	CAPIAS ISSUED TO SHERIFF
4/30/2024​	CAPIAS SERVED
4/30/2024​	ARREST AFFIDAVIT
5/1/2024​	CAL:INITIAL APPEARANCE
5/1/2024​	PLEA: NOT GUILTY - (Count 1)
5/1/2024​	CR: NEW COURT DATE SCHEDULED
5/1/2024​	PLEA: NOT GUILTY - (Count 2)
5/1/2024​	COURT MINUTES REGARDING INITIAL APPEARANCE
5/1/2024​	NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA)
5/1/2024​	WRITTEN PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
5/1/2024​	ORDER SETTING BOND
5/30/2024​	CAL:ARRAIGNMENT
5/30/2024​	CR: ARRAIGNMENT CANCELLED
6/5/2024​	CALOCKET SOUNDING

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[imstilla.grandma]

*May 2024

 

[steeltowngirl]

So, per the video, the son Lane torched the pickup to hide evidence and is also charged.

A Cocoa man has been charged after Brevard County deputies say he helped to coverup the killing of his mother by his father, Brian Estep, in Port St. John in January.

Lane Estep, 18, was arrested by West Virginia State Police on March 29, a day after his father, 42-year-old Brian Estep, was also taken into custody for the killing of his wife Amber Estep in a wooded area off State Road 46 in Port St. John, according to a Facebook post by Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

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Authorities later upped the charges to include accessory after the fact to a capital crime and tampering with evidence, both felonies.

Son accused of alleged coverup of mother's killing in Port St. John

Lane Estep, 18, was initially arrested on arson charges, which were later upped to accessory to a capital crime, in the shooting death of Amber Estep.

www.floridatoday.com