Ohio man charged with murder after missing girlfriend's body found in landfill, police say

An Ohio man was charged this week successful the decease of his woman aft her assemblage was recovered successful a landfill, constabulary said. 

Gene Scott Jr. is accused of sidesplitting Renee Benedetti, 40, of Columbus and leaving her assemblage successful a Rumpke Waste installation successful Brown County, the Columbus Division of Police said. 

He has been charged with one number of murder. 

Benedetti was past seen connected Jan. 26 and constabulary person been searching for her for the past month. 

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Gene Scott Jr. was charged with 1 number of execution successful the decease of his woman Renee Benedetti.  (Columbus Division of Police)

On Jan. 31, the Columbus Police Department reached retired to the Columbus Division of Police astir a imaginable homicide and she was reported missing, Columbus constabulary Cmdr. Mark Denner said successful a Thursday property conference. 

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Less than 2 days later, Scott was arrested successful Kentucky connected a weapons complaint and past extradited to Ohio.

Investigators were led to the landfill wherever they searched for much than 2 weeks starting connected Feb. 20 earlier uncovering her assemblage connected Wednesday, Denner said. 

Scott allegedly admitted to choking Benedetti "until she was motionless" during an statement connected Jan. 29, the Columbus Dispatch reported Thursday, citing tribunal documents. 

"Mr. Scott past wrapped up Miss Benedetti's assemblage successful a rug and aboriginal disposed of her assemblage successful confederate Ohio," the tribunal documents said, according to the Dispatch.

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Scott is believed to person acted alone, Denner told reporters.