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Marcus Spanevelo, the ex-boyfriend of Fla. momCassie Carli, who was found dead in an Alabama barn in April a week after vanishing, has been indicted on a charge of abuse of a corpse, multiple outlets report.
A grand jury indicted Spanevelo, 35, on Tuesday, after he had been charged with the crime in October. Carli’s body was found dumped in a shallow grave inside the barn in Springville, Ala.
Carli, 37, waslast seen alive on March27 with her 4-year-old daughter, Saylor, in the Navarre, Fla., parking lot of a restaurant near their home.
She and Spanevelo were due to meet there for Saylor’s custody exchange, PEOPLE previously reported. The former couple had been enmeshed in a years-long custody dispute over Saylor, and a judge had recently forced Spanevelo topay more than $5,000in legal fees for Carli’s side.
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Both Carli and Saylor disappeared after the parking-lot custody exchange, but Saylor was found safe two days later, per officials. Carli’s car was also recovered days later at a beachside boat ramp with her purse still inside it, per reports.
Spanevelo has reportedly been instructed to provide DNA.
Spanevelo has not entered a plea, and PEOPLE was not able to reach his attorney.
source: people.com
