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Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence.
The mystery surrounding the fate of a Missouri woman who vanished over the summer has finally been solved—but the details about what really happened to Cassidy Rainwater are more ghastly than anyone could have imagined.
Police say the 33-year-old’s remains were found in a freezer at the home of one of the men accused of kidnapping her in Windyville, an unincorporated Ozarks community about 160 miles from Kansas City.
That man, James Phelps, had initially been arrested and charged with kidnapping Rainwater in September, along with another man named Timothy Norton, a trucker who had been living on Phelps’ property. Police have now upped the charges against both men to first-degree murder.
The new charges come after remains recovered at Phelps’ property just days after his arrest were positively identified as Rainwater’s.
Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department Lauren Cho
As the search continues for Lauren Cho, the 31-year-old woman who has been missing since June, authorities discovered human remains near where she was last seen in California.
On Sunday, the Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said they found “unidentified human remains” in “the rugged terrain of the open desert of Yucca Valley.”
“The remains were transported to the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Division where staff will work to identify the remains and determine a cause of death. The identification process could take several weeks,” they wrote on Facebook, noting that additional information will not be released until the remains have been positively identified.
Cho’s sister told CNN their “family is just holding our collective breaths.”
“We so badly desire answers, but already feel the heartbreak of what the answer could be,” she added.
Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department Lauren Cho
