Police searching for missing couple find human remains

The Lincoln Police Department on Thursday said it has found human remains in an area of Saunders County where it has been searching for the bodies of a missing couple.

“At this time, LPD cannot confirm the number of individuals or their identities. Investigators are awaiting DNA or dental records to make a positive identification. CSI technicians and investigators remain on scene collecting and processing evidence,” LPD said in an update on social media.

Law enforcement officials were searching an area near Malmo looking for the bodies of Hannah Neville and her husband, Roberto Tanner, who have been missing since early January.

Neville, who was 32 weeks pregnant, was last seen Jan. 15 leaving her home in Stromsburg on her way to see Tanner in Lincoln. Her burning car was found in Lincoln the next day.

Lincoln Police officials on Monday said they believed that Neville and Tanner were dead, and they arrested Sterling James on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder, and his wife, Sayde Titus, on suspicion aiding and abetting the killings.

James, who is Tanner’s half brother, was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of murder of an unborn child in the first degree, and a felony charge of tampering with evidence. Titus was charged with three counts of accessory to murder and tampering with evidence.