From left: Shayna Fineman, Cavett Richards and William D'Alcero, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
The missing woman's boyfriend and the owner of the property where the couple lived in Arizona have been charged in connection with her disappearance and presumed death.
Cavett Jack Richards, 36, was indicted Wednesday on charges of second-degree murder, conspiracy and concealment of a body involving his girlfriend, Shayna Fineman, 35, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. William Thomas Dalcero, 58, will be charged in connection with Fineman's death, authorities said. Dalcero owned the property where Fineman and Richards lived.
According to authorities, Feinman, who was originally from New York and moved to Arizona several years ago, went missing on March 9 in the Peach Springs/Hyde Park area near Seligman, Arizona. She had been heading to a friend's house nearby but never arrived. Seligman is in the northern part of the state, more than 75 miles west of Flagstaff.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said her vehicle was found near the property where she and her boyfriend were staying, with her purse and identification inside. News Release.
Her mobile phone was found on a nearby property.
As authorities initially gathered evidence into Fineman's disappearance and presumed death, they booked Richards and D'Alcero into the Yavapai County Jail in April on charges of weapons violations, evidence tampering and possession of a stolen vehicle, and added charges related to Fineman's case this week, authorities said.
Her body has never been found. A $10,000 reward has been offered for credible information leading to her location. She is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing sport-type shorts over sweatpants, a hoodie, and green hiking boots.
Witnesses told Phoenix-based independent TV station KTVK and local CBS affiliate KPHO:Arizona FamilyFeynman said that before he disappeared, there was an argument between him and his landlord and that he heard the landlord tell him he could no longer live in the shed.
“They were yelling at each other,” the witness said. “He was like, 'Get out, I'm calling the sheriff,' and she was like, 'I need to go get my phone and my keys.'”
Feynman's sister, Kara Feynman, told a local NBC affiliate. South Korea She had told friends she felt unsafe.
“She spoke on multiple occasions about feeling scared and not feeling safe. And that's really painful to read because I think if I had known how unsafe she was at the time and how scared she was, I would have been there too. I would have flown there. I would not have left her in a situation where she felt so unsafe and something terrible was going to happen,” she told the station. “I don't think it was a healthy relationship. I don't think they treated each other kindly.”
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