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Womans body found at Hillsboro garage
Officials looking for a second body
The body of a local woman who had been missing since November 2003 was unearthed Tuesday from a shallow grave less than a mile east of Hillsboro.
Pickens' body had been in the garage for one to two years, according to Ward. Investigators believe she was killed elsewhere and her body was later moved to the site where it was found.
The sheriff would not say how the woman died.
"All we will say is that she died by violent means and it is being investigated as a homicide," Ward said. "As far as the cause, means and manner of death, we're still developing that."
http://www.timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=136162
Authorities also searched a hillside behind the garage for a second body after a cadaver dog hit on a possible body site Tuesday and Wednesday. Ward said, though, that excavations behind the building concluded later Wednesday evening without anything further being found.
"We haven't uncovered anything that confirmed there is a (second) body; however, that could, and probably will, develop further," Ward said.
"We are working on two missing persons cases in this county that are possibly related to this case," the sheriff said.
Ward said that while investigating missing persons cases, his office received information Tuesday that they believed was credible, and an ensuing investigation led to the discovery of the body in a two-feet deep, clandestine grave.
http://www.timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=136164
Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward said he believed the victim, who was buried in a 55-gallon barrel under several inches of concrete alongside a driveway at the residence, is believed to be an adult female who was not a Highland County resident.
Ward said he believes the woman was murdered at a different location in 1998 and later buried where she was found.
"Another male is missing in this county, but I'm not going to say he's related to this case," Ward said. "Neuhaus was at least an acquaintance of Mr. Fogt."
So could another body still be left to be found?
"We're still interviewing (Fogt) and it's possible," Ward said. "I'm not going to rule anything out."
Ward said Pickens was also an acquaintance of Fogt and that at one time he believed they had a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
The sheriff said he believes he knows the identity of the second victim, and where she was murdered, but he is waiting on confirmation from the Montgomery County Coroner before making her identity public.
Officials looking for a second body
The body of a local woman who had been missing since November 2003 was unearthed Tuesday from a shallow grave less than a mile east of Hillsboro.
Pickens' body had been in the garage for one to two years, according to Ward. Investigators believe she was killed elsewhere and her body was later moved to the site where it was found.
The sheriff would not say how the woman died.
"All we will say is that she died by violent means and it is being investigated as a homicide," Ward said. "As far as the cause, means and manner of death, we're still developing that."
http://www.timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=136162
Authorities also searched a hillside behind the garage for a second body after a cadaver dog hit on a possible body site Tuesday and Wednesday. Ward said, though, that excavations behind the building concluded later Wednesday evening without anything further being found.
"We haven't uncovered anything that confirmed there is a (second) body; however, that could, and probably will, develop further," Ward said.
"We are working on two missing persons cases in this county that are possibly related to this case," the sheriff said.
Ward said that while investigating missing persons cases, his office received information Tuesday that they believed was credible, and an ensuing investigation led to the discovery of the body in a two-feet deep, clandestine grave.
http://www.timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=136164
Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward said he believed the victim, who was buried in a 55-gallon barrel under several inches of concrete alongside a driveway at the residence, is believed to be an adult female who was not a Highland County resident.
Ward said he believes the woman was murdered at a different location in 1998 and later buried where she was found.
"Another male is missing in this county, but I'm not going to say he's related to this case," Ward said. "Neuhaus was at least an acquaintance of Mr. Fogt."
So could another body still be left to be found?
"We're still interviewing (Fogt) and it's possible," Ward said. "I'm not going to rule anything out."
Ward said Pickens was also an acquaintance of Fogt and that at one time he believed they had a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
The sheriff said he believes he knows the identity of the second victim, and where she was murdered, but he is waiting on confirmation from the Montgomery County Coroner before making her identity public.
