After several days of looking, police in North Carolina said they had found the body of a missing 17-year-old.
Authorities revealed that the bodies were those of Baylee Carver, 17, who went missing on Friday. Tuesday at 4:55 p.m., her body was found in Cabarrus County, north of Highway 49 and Route 601. That’s what WBTV says will happen: an autopsy.
“We offer our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Baylee Carver. As they mourn their loss, our hearts are with them during this difficult time. The Albemarle Police Department is grateful for all of the assistance and resources provided throughout the course of this search. The investigation is still ongoing,” said Albemarle Police Chief Jason Bollhorst.
A call for help came in early Friday morning from a house on Floral Drive in Albemarle. When they got there, they found that Carver was dead, but her body wasn’t at the house.
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The cops arrested and charged Joshua Biles, 20, while the investigation went on. He told the police that his girlfriend Carver was dead and that he had thrown away her body in a red Honda Civic.
Over the next few days, 21 police departments and staff from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) searched in Cabarrus, Stanly, and Rowan counties for more than 50 hours and more than 1,000 miles for Carver’s body. The search used GPS, drones, and K-9s.
Lisa Briggs of NCMEC said, “Every time we go out, we treat it as if it’s our own child. “We’re getting tired. We’ve been going at this a long time. We keep that at our heart. That’s what we try to do.”
Police say Biles has a past of being in trouble. Police have charged Biles with felony interference and concealing death. A $250,000 bond is holding him while he goes to court on Monday.
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