Sunday, October 06, 2024 - Authorities in South Carolina have recovered the remains of Jessica Barnes, who was last seen in August, and arrested three people - her husband and two roommates.
Barnes, 20, was last seen on Aug. 1, before she disappeared
from her Pendleton, S.C., home, the Pendleton Police Department said in a
statement in September.
During their investigation, authorities located remains not
immediately identified in nearby Pickens County, Pendleton police said in a
statement this week.
A Pickens County coroner confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 1, that
the remains belong to Jessica.
After the remains were found, Pendleton police, along with
the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), conducted interviews with
Barnes’ husband, Brandon Barnes, and the couple’s two roommates, Kendall Mims
and Victoria Tippett.
Following the interviews, the three were charged by Pendleton police with several offences, including a murder charge for Brandon, police said.
In an arrest affidavit for Brandon, Pendleton police allege
he used his arms to strangle Jessica to death on Aug. 2, in a Pendleton
residence.
Police allege Brandon admitted to the killing. Mims and
Tippett were both charged with accessory after the fact; obstruction of
justice; and misprision of a felony, per police.
Police allege Mims and Tippett assisted Brandon in disposing
of Jessica's body. Both women allegedly confessed to the crime, according to
their respective affidavits.
Tippett is further accused of neglecting to report a crime
despite allegedly witnessing the killing and having multiple opportunities to
notify police.
Police further allege Mims neglected to report the crime
despite being told about the killing and despite having multiple opportunities
to notify police.
Jessica was reported missing by her mother Cecilia Varvara
in September, Pendleton police said in their previous statement.
Varvara has claimed on several occasions that she received
text messages from an account under Jessica’s name after her disappearance, but
didn't believe them to be from her daughter.
On Sept. 20, police searched the residence where Brandon and
Jessica lived with their roommates, Mims and Tippett.
Pendleton Police seized clues, articles of clothing, and electronic devices from the residence.
Their investigation further led police to the couple’s
roommate’s car at a location frequented by both Jessica and Brandon Barnes,
with phone records allegedly showing Brandon drove the vehicle to the location.
The investigation is ongoing.
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