An Ohio man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, whose body was found nearly 25 years ago, after previously pleading guilty in the case.
Jonathan Eric Link (60) was arrested at his home in Centerville, Ohio on Monday for the slaying of 29-year-old Shannon Anderson, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Link reported Anderson missing to authorities on July 30, 2001, and her remains were discovered on August 16, 2001, in rural Ross County.
“Finally, after almost a quarter of a century, this defendant will answer for the murder of Shannon Anderson,” Montgomery County District Attorney Mat Heck, Jr. said in a statement.
Shannon Anderson, who was allegedly killed by Jonathan Link, according to prosecutors. (Montgomery County Prosecutor)
Just months into the investigation, police found Anderson’s car abandoned in an Atlanta airport parking lot.
A 2002 Montgomery County grand jury concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge Link with murder, and since then Kettering police have been working with cold case detectives investigate.
It’s recent Tactical Crime Suppression Unit (TCSU) was assigned to assist law enforcement, and investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service, assisted in the case.
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Jonathan Link was arrested and charged with Anderson’s murder. (Montgomery County Prosecutor)
Additional witnesses were found and questioned, i new forensic evidence is digitally tested. The case was presented a second time to a Montgomery County grand jury, which found enough evidence to charge Link with Anderson’s murder.
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in Dayton, Ohio.
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“I applaud the excellent work of the Kettering Police Department and all the other agencies working together to develop this case so we can present it to a grand jury,” Heck said in his statement.
Link is charged with two counts of murder. His indictment is scheduled for January 28.
