2nd woman arrested after woman’s body found burned ‘beyond recognition’ in St. Pete, police say
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A second woman was arrested after a woman’s body was found burned “beyond recognition” in a St. Petersburg dumpster last month, according to an affidavit.
Police said an investigation began after St. Pete firefighters responded to a fire in an alley behind a building on Emerson Avenue South.
Once the fire was extinguished, police found a woman’s body that was “severely burned.” Investigators later identified the woman as Heather Olmstead.
According to an affidavit, a cellphone belonging to a man was found near Olmstead’s body.
Video surveillance showed the man’s black GMC and a white Ford pickup truck being driven to a home on 10th Avenue South 16 minutes befor...
