Identified! Fl - Marion County, Whtfem Remains, Shoulder Tattoo (am. Robin Bird), 11 Jun 2018-name withheld

[Bit of hope]

she was suggested above, but someone mentioned they think her tattoo is 3 small birds, but no one has found a pic of it.

She has been identified, but name being withheld until family notification is made

Deputies identify human remains found in Ocala National Forest

Glad and sad. RIP

 

[Bit of hope]

She has been identified, but name being withheld until family notification is made

Deputies identify human remains found in Ocala National Forest

Thank you for this update.

 

[Harmony 2]

merged

 

[cvaldez1975]

did they ever reveal who she is?

 

[cybervampira]

did they ever reveal who she is?

CB commented here. Looks like her tattoo was related to her first name.

Marion County Sheriff's Office

 

[Claireishere]

Her name is in the comments of that link. She was a mother.

 

[LookingForClues]

Marion County Sheriff's Office has released her name: Robin Lee Upson.

They also have arrested the man they believe killed her (he admitted it to police, claims it was self-defense). Police found the rest of Robin's body buried in her backyard:

Texas Man Arrested for Murder, Dismemberment and Disposal of Belleview Woman
After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that Christopher Takhvar, Robin’s business partner and friend of approximately 20 years, had murdered her, and dismembered and disposed of her body.

Link to the rest of the Sheriff's Office Facebook post:
Marion County Sheriff's Office

Here is a news article on Ocala.com:

Man murdered, dismembered Belleview woman, deputies say
Man murdered, dismembered Belleview woman, deputies say - News - Ocala.com - Ocala, FL

What a terrible story. They were supposedly longtime friends. RIP Robin.

 

[cybervampira]

Self defense?

Marion County Sheriff's Office

TEXAS MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER, DISMEMBERMENT AND DISPOSAL OF BELLEVIEW WOMAN
Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Major Crimes detectives have arrested Christopher Lee Takhvar (DOB: 11/15/1974) for the murder of Belleview resident Robin Lee Upson (DOB: 06/08/1955). The investigation began when Robin’s dismembered and decapitated remains were located in the Ocala National Forest in June 2018. After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that Takhvar, Robin’s business partner and friend of approximately 20 years, had murdered her, and dismembered and disposed of her body.

On June 11, 2018, MCSO deputies responded to a location near the intersection of NE 115th Avenue and East Highway 40 in the Ocala National Forest in reference to human remains being found there by a hiker. When they arrived, deputies found a woman’s torso, which was missing its head and appendages. A photo of a Robin bird tattoo found on the remains was posted to the MCSO Facebook page in an effort to identify the victim, and she was positively identified as Robin Upson soon after. Contact was made with the victim’s family, who said that Robin’s friend Christopher Takhvar had borrowed their van, but failed to return it. In the meantime, detectives executed a search warrant of Robin’s home and found that the murder and dismemberment had occurred there. The family’s van was later located in Orlando, and detectives discovered evidence that Takhvar was the sole occupant of the vehicle and had used the van to transport and dispose of Robin’s remains.

On August 15, 2018, Takhvar was arrested in Jefferson, Texas on a warrant for the theft of the Upson family’s van. MCSO Detective Aaron Levy traveled to Texas to interview Takhvar, where he admitted to stealing the van and killing Robin, claiming it was done in self-defense. He further admitted to completely dismembering her body and disposing of Robin’s torso in the Ocala National Forest. Takhvar also told Detective Levy that he buried the victim’s head, arms and legs in her backyard. Detectives, MCSO forensic technicians and the Medical Examiner subsequently discovered the missing body parts buried there.

Detective Levy conducted a review of the evidence in this case and refuted any and all claims made by Takhvar that this was a case of self-defense. Takhvar was transported from Texas to Marion County, Florida, where he is being charged with Second Degree Murder and Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. He is currently being held in the Marion County Jail on no bond.

Christopher Takhvar

Robin Lee Upson

 

[cvaldez1975]

oh dear lordt, she came at him with a knife and he lifted a CHAINSAW and he ACCIDENTLY turned it on??? LIKELY STORY!

Marion County Sheriff's Office has released her name: Robin Lee Upson.

They also have arrested the man they believe killed her (he admitted it to police, claims it was self-defense). Police found the rest of Robin's body buried in her backyard:

Texas Man Arrested for Murder, Dismemberment and Disposal of Belleview Woman
After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that Christopher Takhvar, Robin’s business partner and friend of approximately 20 years, had murdered her, and dismembered and disposed of her body.

Link to the rest of the Sheriff's Office Facebook post:
Marion County Sheriff's Office

Here is a news article on Ocala.com:

Man murdered, dismembered Belleview woman, deputies say
Man murdered, dismembered Belleview woman, deputies say - News - Ocala.com - Ocala, FL

What a terrible story. They were supposedly longtime friends. RIP Robin.

 

[MarziPanda]

That has to be the worst excuse I've ever heard. Reminds me of Chicago. 'He ran into my knife 10 times!'