SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Three men have been charged with murder in connection to the death of woman whose remains were found in March off a Savannah roadway.
The Savannah Police Department announced Friday that 22-year-old John Lashea Bailey, 21-year-old Taj Dialo Gayle and 29-year-old Justin Lewis Path were charged in the death of Melanie Steele.
The 24-year-old woman was reported missing by relatives in September 2019. Her car was found near where she was last seen, but about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away from where her remains were discovered. In November, a DNA analysis determined that remains discovered off of New Hampstead Parkway on March 18 were those of Steele.
All three men were already in custody at the Chatham County jail on other charges. It’s unclear if any of them have lawyers to speak for them.
Police haven’t released a cause of death or said why they think the men killed the woman.
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