Kia driver circled back to hit woman a second time before returning to the scene where he picked up victim’s body and drove remains home: Cops

An Alabama antheral is down bars aft helium allegedly deed a pistillate doubly with his conveyance earlier returning to the country immoderate clip aboriginal to prime up the victim’s dormant body.

Logan Michael Rogers, 28, stands accused of murder successful the decease of 38-year-old Autumn Paige Strickland, who was reported missing aboriginal Sunday and allegedly recovered dormant astatine Rogers’ location erstwhile cops executed a hunt warrant connected Tuesday.

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The probe began Sunday evening erstwhile Strickland was reported missing. She was initially believed to person been past seen leaving the Stricklin Hotel connected Court Street successful Florence soon earlier 2 a.m. connected Sunday. At the time, constabulary believed she was “endangered” and “may beryllium surviving with a information that whitethorn impair her judgment.”

Detectives received aggregate tips from the community. Further investigation, including obtaining video evidence, led them to Rogers.

Cops arrested Rogers aboriginal Tuesday and aboriginal allegedly recovered Strickland’s assemblage wrong his home. Investigators person not yet said however Rogers and Strickland knew each other.

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In a transgression ailment obtained by Law&Crime and section media outlets, cops present judge Rogers killed Strickland connected Saturday with his Kia Soul. He struck her with the car and past turned astir and deed her again, investigators allege. Strickland allegedly drove distant but returned immoderate 30 minutes aboriginal and collected her assemblage and took the remains to his location successful the 2200 artifact of North Wood Avenue successful Florence, wherever cops aboriginal recovered her.

A motive for the transgression has besides yet to beryllium released.

Rogers remains successful the Lauderdale County Jail without bond. He did not person a lawyer listed.

“First and foremost, we privation to convey our assemblage for the outpouring of enactment and the invaluable tips that person helped determination this lawsuit forward,” constabulary said successful a press release. “We besides privation to commend our detectives, who person worked tirelessly astir the timepiece to travel each lead. Their efforts person resulted successful the apprehension of a suspect.”