Pet Duck Helps Police Find Body Of Woman Who Vanished in 2020, Granddaughter & Boyfriend Charged

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The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has closed a missing person’s investigation — all thanks to some serious fowl play. According to reports, Angela Wamsley (above, left), 46, and Mark Barnes (above, right), 50, were formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Wamsley’s grandmother, Nellie Sullivan, on April 21.

The North Carolina couple have been in custody since mid-December 2020, when the department opened an investigation into Sullivan’s disappearance, which was almost immediately deemed “suspicious,” according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. Related: Olivia Wilde Got Served Custody Papers From Jason Sudeikis ON STAGE At CinemaCon! Wamsley and Barnes were charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty, unlawfully reconnecting a utility, animal abandonment and synthetic cannabinoid possession early in the investigation.

Multiple search warrants were executed at various locations as part of the search for Sullivan — who was reportedly in her 90s — however, detectives weren’t able to find any sign of the missing woman.

Meanwhile, authorities discovered that Wamsley and Barnes allegedly continued to collect the grandmother’s benefits checks, and had also allegedly continued to have her prescriptions filled.