BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — Deputies say human remains found in a barrel at a Virginia home could belong to the suspect’s grandmother.
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office told media outlets in a statement that 47-year-old Robert Wozniak was arrested Saturday after the home’s owner reported finding a barrel containing the remains.
Sheriff’s Maj. Ricky Gardner said Monday that investigators believe the remains may be those of Wozniak’s grandmother, Betty Wozniak.
Search-warrant affidavits obtained by The News & Advance (http://bit.ly/1q0tCOr ) revealed Robert Wozniak told authorities the remains were those of his grandmother, whose Social Security checks he was collecting since finding her dead months ago.
Robert Wozniak is charged with disposing of a body with malicious intent to avoid detection and obtaining money by false pretense.
It isn’t clear whether he has an attorney.
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