Found Deceased OH - Tera Pennington, 46, Columbus, 8 March 2019

[ChatteringBirds]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing Person -



Tera Pennington
Missing Person / NamUs #MP76083
Female, White / Caucasian

Date of Last Contact: March 8, 2019

Missing From: Columbus, Ohio

Missing Age: 46 Years
Current Age: 48 Years

Nickname/Alias:
Tanya/Tonya Lancaster

Height: 5' 7" (67 Inches)
Weight: 110 lbs

Date of Last Contact: March 8, 2019
NamUs Case Created: December 1, 2020

Last Known Location: Columbus, Ohio
County: Franklin County
Missing From Tribal Land: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Tera was last seen in Columbus, Ohio in March 2019.

Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green

Anyone with additional information or questions regarding this case should contact Columbus Police Department at (614) 645-4624.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I created this thread because I saw Tera's case in NamUs. I can't find additional information about the circumstances, but she has family on social media searching for her.

 

[Sunrisenow]

The remains of a man and woman found buried in concrete in the basement of a home on Sullivant Avenue on the West Side may be those of two reported missing persons, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio said Friday.
The remains could be those of Henry Clay Watson, 49, and Tera Lynn Pennington, 46, both of the West Side, who were reported missing on Aug. 26, 2018, DeVillers said.

Bodies in Sullivant Avenue basement may be 2018 missing persons

(Somehow the "last contact" and "missing" dates are different)

 

[ChatteringBirds]

How horrific. Hopefully they can lock away forever the person or people who did this. My thoughts go out to these victims' families.

 

[Filly]

Awful. I wonder how LE was lead to that locale?

Just looked up Mr. Watson, and loved ones have been searching for him as well.

Like @ChatteringBirds said "horrific"

 

[YaYa_521]

Tera Pennington FB

ETA -
Henry Watson

 

[YaYa_521]

So it appears they went missing separately on different dates. Who did this and why?
Authorities: Bodies buried in Hilltop residence were partially dismembered, covered in concrete | 10tv.com
Published: 3:48 AM EST January 14, 2021
Updated: 5:54 PM EST January 15, 2021

Human remains found in Hilltop area may be those of couple missing since 2018 | NBC4 WCMH-TV
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 / 07:40 AM EST / Updated: Jan 16, 2021 / 05:21 AM EST

According to a database of missing persons on the Ohio Attorney General’s website, Watson was 49 when he was declared missing in August 2018 and would be 52 now.

Pennington was 46 when she was declared missing and would be 48 now. The attorney general’s site said she was last seen in Columbus in March 2019.

 

[YaYa_521]

Apparently Tera's case has been resolved considering her NamUs and Ohio AG profiles have both been removed. I haven't found any updates that confirm the remains located were ever identified as Tera's. IMO, it's safe to assume she is no longer with us. Rest peacefully, Tera and Henry. May justice come quickly.

The comments are quite interesting. - Columbus Division of Police

US Attorney Southern District of Ohio - Another interesting comment.

 

[mlhenn]

Tera Lynn Pennington – The Charley Project

Last updated March 20, 2021; case resolved.
Remains Found/Deceased


Details of Disappearance
Pennington disappeared from Columbus, Ohio on March 8, 2019. In January 2021, her remains were found in a house in the 2400 block of Sullivant Avenue, along with the remains of a man, Henry Watson, who disappeared from Columbus on August 19, 2018. The bodies had been dismembered and covered in concrete in the basement. Their murders are under investigation.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I hope that justice will be served.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 6, 2021
Missing couple was shot and then dismembered, Franklin County coroner reports | NBC4 WCMH-TV (nbc4i.com)

• Henry Clay Watson was 49 and Tera Lynn Pennington was 46 when they were reported missing in August 2018.
• Police found their bodies buried in a basement and covered in concrete.
• Franklin County Coroner Anahi Ortiz released her findings Tuesday. Watson was shot twice in the head, and Pennington once in the neck. Their bodies were partially dismembered before they were buried.
• The manner of death was listed as homicide.
• No one has been charged in the deaths.
• Anyone with information is asked to contact HSI at 866-DHS-2423.

 

[Filly]

What could be the connection?

Off to check out that addy.

 

[PommyMommy]

A wee bit more information.

APR 7, 2021
Autopsies Rule Pair Found Buried In Hilltop Home As Homicides | WCBE 90.5 FM
Both had narcotics in their system when they were killed. DNA was used to identify them.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Two Columbus men sentenced to prison for narcotics, bodies found in Hilltop

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two Columbus men were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their involvement in a narcotics ring and the murders and dismemberment of two people in 2018.

Lashawn Lee White, 47, and Charles Koon, 52, were sentenced for their connection to an alleged narcotics conspiracy in August 2018 that led to the murder of three people, two of whom were found dismembered and covered in concrete in a Hilltop basement, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

 

[AmandaSkis]

Were either of the victims dead from those gunshot wounds before they were dismembered? Maybe I don’t even want to ask that question.