Man said witness 'would not have to worry' about missing woman then laughed when asked if she was dead: Police

Two men person been arrested successful transportation with the lawsuit of a missing Missouri pistillate who was aboriginal recovered dead.

Billy Tabor, 70, and Colby Eisel, 39, were some charged with abandonment of a corpse and Tabor was charged with first-degree execution aft authorities with the Henry County Sheriff's Office said some men were progressive successful moving the assemblage of 43-year-old Janice Cook. Police said Cook was reported missing connected April 9 erstwhile her societal media enactment went acheronian aft March 27.

According to a probable origin connection for Tabor, a witnesser told constabulary that helium went to Tabor's spot during the aboriginal greeting hours of March 28 and saw Cook lying connected the ground. Tabor was reportedly "pacing backmost and distant successful an agitated state."

Police wrote that Cook's conveyance was recovered abandoned connected March 28, and her canine was recovered a mile distant from the aforesaid location. Her friends and household told constabulary that she would ne'er wantonness her dog. Along with the abrupt soundlessness connected her societal media accounts, Cook's household became acrophobic astir her absence.

According to the probable origin statement, constabulary investigated Cook's telephone records and recovered that her past known determination was successful Windsor, Missouri. The past idiosyncratic she had contacted was Tabor, who lived successful Windsor. Police went to Tabor's residence and questioned him astir Cook. He said helium knew the missing pistillate and confirmed that she had been astatine his residence for a abbreviated clip during the aboriginal greeting hours of March 28. Tabor told constabulary that she near aft a "couple of hours," but could not supply an nonstop time.

As constabulary investigated further, they heard that Tabor had allegedly told an unnamed pistillate that she "would not person to interest astir J.J. anymore," referring to Cook by her nickname. When helium was asked if helium killed Cook, Tabor allegedly "laughed and walked distant without providing a response."

On April 30, the Henry County Sheriff's Office received accusation from a neighboring region that a witnesser was besides astatine Tabor's location connected the nighttime Cook allegedly went missing. The witnesser told constabulary that helium showed up astatine Tabor's residence astatine 2 a.m. connected March 28 and saw Tabor "pacing backmost and distant successful an agitated state." He past saw Cook lying connected the crushed "and believed her to beryllium deceased."

According to the probable origin statement, the witnesser said Tabor got ropes and tied them to Cook. He past allegedly tied the different extremity of the ropes to a Honda CR-V, which helium utilized to resistance Cook's assemblage farther down the property. Tabor allegedly yelled to the witnesser to travel down to wherever helium was to assistance him "dig a grave." The 2 men allegedly dug a ample hole, wrapped Cook's assemblage successful achromatic fabric, and buried her successful the hole.

The witnesser told constabulary that Tabor allegedly "threatened to sprout him" if helium did not determination Cook's conveyance on with her belongings to Johnson County. After Tabor picked the witnesser up and brought him backmost to his home, the witnesser said helium saw a achromatic revolver connected the table. According to the probable origin statement, Tabor made comments to the witnesser indicating that helium had been frustrated with Cook.

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Police questioned Tabor again connected Friday, and helium invoked his close to counsel. He was arrested and charged with first-degree execution and abandonment of a corpse.

The witnesser aboriginal brought constabulary backmost to the spot to amusement them wherever helium and Tabor allegedly buried Cook's body. The Henry County Sheriff's Office said successful a Facebook station that human remains were recovered, and they believed they belonged to Cook. They stated that they were inactive waiting for confirmation done forensic investigating but had made interaction with Cook's family.

The probable origin connection was redacted and did not see the sanction of the witnesser who led constabulary to Cook's remains. On Friday, Eisel was charged with abandonment of a corpse.

Both Tabor and Eisel are being held astatine the Henry County Jail. Tabor is being held without enslaved and is scheduled for a enslaved proceeding connected May 5. Eisel is being held connected $250,000 cash-only bond. His adjacent tribunal day was not available.