Her body was found by a man who went to the lot to get some fill dirt and two backpacks were found nearby.
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BCSO authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Kalb as a fugitive because he is wanted in connection with murder in Horry County as well, Flax said.
Shannon DiTillio was lying face up with a small puddle of blood to her right, the report said.
According to the police, DiTillio had last been seen April 7 when she arrived in Myrtle Beach.
Kalb fought the extradition Friday in a Brunswick County courtroom, and a full hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 12, officials said.
Authorities in SC are investigating the death of a woman from upstate NY as a homicide.
A 24-year-old man is accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and leaving her body in a parking lot, according to Horry County police. Mike Ramos was appointed as his attorney.
A day after announcing their findings to the public and requesting information, police highlighted DiTillio’s ex-boyfriend as the prime suspect of her death.
Kalb was booked into the Brunswick County Detention Center on Wednesday on an unrelated charge, assault on a female, after he allegedly grabbed and struck another woman on the face past year, according to an arrest warrant.
The warrants stated the van had a tread pattern similar to what investigators found at the scene where DiTillio’s body was discovered. Lt. Bonner did reveal what evidence led them to seek the murder charge against Kalb. Authorities have also obtained a warrant for Kalb for possession of a weapon during a violent felony, Bonner said.
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At this time the cause of her death is unknown and still under investigation.
