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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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UPDATE 5:30PM:
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The Urbana, Ohio police chief confirms that a murder victim in that Ohio city was dismembered and that part of the body was discovered this morning in Covington. Jessica Rae Sacco, 21, was found dead inside her apartment Friday morning in Urbana which is approximately 95 miles from Covington. Five suspects have been taken into custody including three that were rounded up this morning at a Hamilton, Ohio residence and two others arrested in Urbana. All five will be in court on Monday with three appearing in Hamilton and two in Urbana. Only one is charged with murder, Matthew Puccio, 25, who also faces charges of felonious assault, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. He is being held on $532,000 bond.
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Also arrested:
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- Andrew Forney, 26, charged with abuse of a corpse, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, and complicity to tampering with evidence. His bond is $42,500
- Kandis Forney, 25, charged with obstructing justice and complicity to tampering with evidence. Her bond is $30,000
- Christopher Wright, 37, charged with abuse of a corpse, obstructing justice, and tampering with evidence. His bond is $30,000
- Sharon Cook, 25, charged with complicity to abuse of a corpse, complicity to obstructing justice, and complicity to tampering with evidence. His bond is $30,000
Police believe that Sacco was killed on or about last Thursday, March 22. They believe that Puccio stabbed and suffocated her. Investigators believe that the other four suspects were present inside the apartment at the time of the killing and that Puccio and the Forneys then transported the body parts from the victim to Hamilton and then to Covington where they were disposed of near Hands Pike.
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ORIGINAL POST FROM NOON, SATURDAY:
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ORIGINAL POST FROM NOON, SATURDAY:
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Dismembered body parts were found this morning near Hands Pike in South Covington and they may belong to a victim of a murder in Urbana, Ohio. A source tells The River City News that severed legs were found dumped over a guardrail on Hands Pike but Covington Police Lieutenant Colonel Spike Jones could not confirm what the body parts were. "We received information from Urbana Police that there may be evidence here related to a homicide in their jurisdiction," Jones said.
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Urbana Police Chief Matt Lingrell could not confirm that evidence related to an Urbana murder was being collected in Covington but may be available for an update later this afternoon.
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