Body of Missing Florida Woman Found in a Ditch, Six Days Later

A pair strolling their canine Thursday night discovered the physique of a Bradenton girl in a drainage ditch six days after she went lacking.

Stephanie Shenefield, 38, was final seen on June 3. Her mom reported her lacking to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace, launching a lacking particular person’s investigation, Sheriff Rick Wells advised reporters Friday.

Wells stated household advised deputies this habits was out of character for Shenefield, who hadn’t been in contact with anybody.

After looking her laptop computer, Wells stated detectives discovered Shenefield had taken an Uber to the house of William Redden, whose relationship to Shenefield remains to be below investigation, The Tampa Bay Occasions reported. Redden claimed initially to not know the place she had went after she came to visit at 1 a.m.

Video surveillance footage, nonetheless, advised a special story. Redden appeared to wrap her physique in a sheet and drag Shenefield’s physique via his home and into his automotive round 12:20 p.m.

“Someday throughout the evening, Stephanie dies inside that residence. We have no idea the reason for demise,” Wells stated. “However what we do is that William Redden doesn’t nothing about it. He doesn’t name 911. He doesn’t name authorities. He doesn’t name anybody.”

Wells stated the physique was badly decomposed and took some time to establish.

Redden was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an altered firearm as a result of absence of a serial quantity. He’s presently within the Manatee County Jail on an $108,000 bond.

Shenefield’s pal of 10 years, Jennifer Massrock, advised Spectrum Information she went numb after listening to the information.

“He deserves no matter he will get,” Massrock stated. “We’re going to get justice for Stephanie.”