FOUR suspects have been charged as part of a murder probe after a mom’s decomposed body was found in a firepit.
Tina Walkingstick Frizsell, 42, was reported missing after vanishing before her remains were discovered at an encampment in Macon County, North Carolina in May.
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Cops believe she was shot before her body was dumped, WLOS reported.
Officers revealed that her body had been badly desecrated.
Sheriff Robert Holland revealed that officers spent the night searching the pit as they tried to find her remains.
Four people, who were initially charged relating to her disappearance, have now been indicted in connection with her death.
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Her husband Jeff described the suspects as “monsters”.
Christopher Shields, 44, was initially treated as the prime suspect in the case.
He faces charges of first-degree murder, destroying human remains, felony conspiracy to commit murder, concealing a death, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Lenore Wilson, 42, has been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree kidnapping.
She's being held in the Macon County Detention Center.
Dereck McCrackin, from Georgia, was arrested in May and has since been charged with desecration of a corpse.
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He's set to face several charges, including concealing a death, destroying human remains, and felony conspiracy to commit murder.
Jessica Smith, 31, has been charged with accessory after the fact in first-degree murder.
She’s also been charged with concealing a death, destroying human remains, and conspiracy to commit murder.
Officers revealed that Smith turned herself in after being charged with first-degree kidnapping.
Cops have not revealed a motive behind Frizsell’s death.
Her devastated family said in an online obit that she was “senselessly” taken.
Frizsell was known as Teeter and relatives said she was an avid hiker and loved camping.
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Her family said: “Teeter loved to just sit and take in the scenery around her. She also loved to capture the beauty of the outdoors by taking photos.”
They said her laugh was unique and her smile “contagious”.
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