Man Charged Of Murdering Girlfriend Wrapped In Blanket And Put In Garbage Bag

Police arrested a 54-year-old man on suspicion of murdering his 57-year-old girlfriend, who was reportedly shot and beaten to death.

Trash Bag ( Photo: KLAQ )

Woman’s body found in suspect’s garbage bag

The sheriff’s office said the two women found the bodies hidden in blankets and garbage bags and blood stains all over the house.

When the investigators arrived they found Lori Finlay’s body and investigators called the scene intrinsically terrifying. According to a news release from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, May 18 at about 9:00 a.m. Police were called out at 11504 Del Vista Drive in rural Warsaw, Missouri At 4 p.m., According to reports, two women broke into the house after a friend had been missing since Monday. Officers arrested Peterson and sentenced him to Benton County Jail for third-degree assault and first-degree murder. Also tampering with evidence, and abandonment of a body.

An autopsy report reveals Finlay’s gruesome death

The coroner’s office said in its autopsy report that Finlay was shot multiple times in the head and neck and was beaten in the torso.

The house is reportedly owned by the victim’s alleged boyfriend, Robert Peterson. Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox told the media that the relationship between the two is still under investigation and that Peterson has a history of domestic violence. Officers arrested Peterson and sentenced him to Benton County Jail with multiple accusations.

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