The search for Cassie Carli has come to a heartbreaking end. As we previously reported, the Florida mom was last seen on March 27 at Navarre Beach, where she was scheduled to meet her ex Marcus Spanevelo for a custody exchange of their four-year-old daughter, Saylor.
She was reported missing hours later when she never returned from the exchange. Related: Missing Nevada Teen’s Body Found, Alleged Kidnapper Facing Murder & Other Charges A week after the search began, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a press conference over the weekend that Cassie’s body had been discovered buried in a shallow grave in a barn in Springville, Alabama.
The body was reportedly identified right away as Cassie’s via a unique tattoo. Sheriff Bob Johnson said: Suspicion has turned to Spanevelo, whom authorities claim has a “connection” to the barn where Cassie was found.
The sheriff alleged Marcus “lied a couple times in different scenarios,” going so far as to say the suspicious ex was “acting like a dirtbag.” Johnson revealed: Yeah, sounds all too familiar… Authorities had previously interviewed Spanevelo in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was reportedly residing “for a work site,” per WTSP 10.
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