The pet duck’s inadvertent discovery led authorities to charge the missing woman’s granddaughter and grandson-in-law in the crime
Photograph: Paul Gillis/Rex/ShutterstockPhotograph: Paul Gillis/Rex/ShutterstockA pet duck has helped authorities in the murder investigation of a missing woman inIn 2020, Nellie Sullivan, in her early 90s, disappeared without a trace, prompting authorities to launch an investigation without avail.
According to Buncombe county sheriff’s office, “Apparently, the duck ran underneath the trailer at 11 Beady Eyed Lane, and as they were chasing after their pet duck, they ran across the container that Nellie Sullivan was located in.”The police have charged Sullivan’s 46-year old granddaughter, Angela Wamsley, and her 50-year old grandson-in-law, Mark Alan Barnes, with first degree murder.
However, a year later, Wamsley and Barnes were both charged with concealing a death, according to police.
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