Missing Alabama Woman Found Dead; Boyfriend Charged With Murder

A missing Alabama woman was found dead in the woods in Dadeville on Thursday, and her boyfriend has been charged with her murder.

Quanisha Davis, 30, was reported missing on Friday but was last seen on May 17, WRBL reported.

Davis’s white 2006 Ford Explorer was found early Wednesday evening  in a wooded area on the north side of town. The body was found just before 8 a.m. the next morning on the south side of the town. Davis’s body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said that Robert Lee Young, 55, has been charged with murder. He is being held pending a bond hearing later this week.

Investigators have not said what led them to Davis’s vehicle and body or to Young.

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[Featured image: Quanisha Davis/Alexander City Police Department and Robert Lee Young/Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office]