Up next
Author
Ricky Woody Accused of Fatally Beating And Shooting Woman Nearly 3 Decades Ago — A 59-year-old Montana man reportedly confessed to killing a woman whose body was found almost three decades ago in West Virginia.

According to WSAZ-TV, in March 1993, Lisa Estepp, who also went by Lisa Martinez, was found deceased. She had been shot in the torso and beaten, WSAZ reports.

Ricky Woody Accused of Fatally Beating And Shooting Woman Nearly 3 Decades Ago

The victim had been a $ex worker, and at the time of her death, the Herald-Dispatch alleges that media outlets predominantly focused on that.

Ricky Woody Accused of Fatally Beating And Shooting Woman Nearly 3 Decades Ago

Upon further investigation, Ricky Woody was reportedly identified as a prime suspect, but there wasn’t enough evidence to officially charge him.

Within a year of the victim’s death, Woody allegedly moved from West Virginia to Billings, Montana.

In 2020, WSAZ reports that Woody was arrested on unrelated charges in Montana.

During an interview in 2021, Woody reportedly told authorities he knew the person who killed the victim and detailed what he could remember from the incident. He eventually confessed that he was involved with her death, according to WSAZ.

The case was reportedly reopened, and in September, Woody was indicted by a Cabell County grand jury and charged with murder in October.

Woody will be extradited back to West Virginia following a pending case.

He remains held in the Yellowstone County Detention Center on $50,000 bond for multiple charges, including being a fugitive from justice, tampering with witnesses and informants, possession of paraphernalia, parole violation, and assault with a weapon, records show.

READ: 1996 Murder: Jury finds Paul Flores guilty in the murder of Kristin Smart

See also  OJ Simpson dies after cancer battle, his family says

Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Get notified of the best deals on our WordPress themes.

You May Also Like

Courtney Clenney lawyers claim self-defense

OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney is accused of killing her boyfriend Christian Obumseli.…

Captain asks sergeant to turn off bodycam during DUI arrest

Oklahoma City Police Department Capt. James French is seen in police body…

Albanian teenage migrant tried to sneak into Britain from France inside a child’s coffin

Albanian teenage migrant tried to sneak into Britain from France inside a…

Trump may want gag-order fight in hush money case: Experts

Former President Donald Trump appeared at a rally on Oct. 1, 2022…