Man kidnapped and killed mother of 3 before storing her body under his trailer and then dumping it off the side of a road: Authorities

A antheral is accused of kidnapping and sidesplitting a pistillate successful Kentucky earlier wrapping up her body, storing it nether his trailer, and past dumping it connected the broadside of a road.

Ryan Crawley, 42, volition look a assemblage for the decease of 39-year-old April Arnett. The suspect — who is charged with murder — volition basal proceedings connected May 17, 2027, Lexington NBC affiliate WLEX reported.

The proceedings volition instrumentality spot astir 8 years aft Arnett was recovered dead.

On Aug. 17, 2019, astatine astir 9 p.m., troopers with the Kentucky State Police were contacted astir a assemblage recovered disconnected Old Lexington Road successful bluish Madison County, Kentucky. An autopsy was conducted, and she was identified arsenic Arnett.

It is unclear however the unfortunate was killed.

Law enforcement began investigating the woman's death. They person contended that 4 days prior, connected Aug. 13, 2019, Crawley killed Arnett successful Scott County, Kentucky.

Crawley allegedly wrapped up the victim's assemblage earlier "storing it nether his trailer," per tribunal documents obtained by the determination outlet. Four different radical — including the defendant's cousin, Ronald Crawley — were accused of helping kidnap Arnett.

With Arnett's assemblage wrapped successful a tarp with cinder blocks attached, the Crawleys drove into Madison County and tried to dump the remains implicit the Old Clay's Ferry Bridge, authorities allege. However, the assemblage got stuck connected a ligament and a passing motorist saw them, and the men allegedly decided to dump her assemblage disconnected the broadside of Old Lexington Road instead.

The Crawleys reportedly pleaded blameworthy to grounds tampering and maltreatment of a corpse successful Madison County successful 2024 earlier Ryan Crawley was indicted connected the execution charge. Ronald Crawley had been arrested successful Oregon successful October 2019 aft allegedly fleeing there.

Arnett was a parent of three, her obituary stated.

"Whenever April was around, you knew that astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic successful the country loved and cared for you much than anything," the obit goes on. "That grin and peculiar emotion volition ne'er slice from our memory, but volition beryllium missed by truthful many."