Law enforcement officials in Chillicothe (chihl-ih-KAHTH’-ee) said Wednesday that 31-year-old Rebecca Cade was apparently in a fight, ran from her attacker, got into a lot surrounded by a fence, then got stuck on the fence trying to get out.
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The identity of the woman found dead Tuesday morning has not yet been released.
Chillicothe investigators say the woman’s sleeve was caught on a fence, and her body had been hanging from that position.
Municipal Court Judge Toni Eddy set Cochenour’s bond at $2 million. She said they also recovered a few type of item that detectives believe Cochenour used to fatally beat the woman.
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Police said Cochenour, 27, was taken into custody at about 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, without incident. Three family members were in the courtroom as Cochenour made his first court appearance, done by video monitor. His case will go to a grand jury, which will decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to continue the case. The woman was found at about 8:30 a.m. near a fence line at the dead end of North Brownell Street, according to a press release by the Chillicothe Police Department.
