Bodies found inside Columbia residence. Police locate suspect

Charles Dunlap, Columbia Daily Tribune
Updated ·1 min read

Columbia police are working to determine the identity human remains found inside a residence Tuesday. The man believed to be involved was arrested Thursday.

Police received a missing persons report at about 9 a.m. May 18 for Marcia Hess and Sara Fox from the 1700 Block of Ridgemont Drive. The pair have been missing since May 8, the police department said. The remains for which the police are seeking to identify were found in a residence Tuesday in the 1700 block of Ridgemont, located near Forum and Stadium boulevards.

Randall Russell Fox, 51, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. Further court information was not available Friday morning.

Those with information on the ongoing investigation are encouraged to Columbia police at 573-874-7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573-875-8477 to remain anonymous.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Missing women likely found dead in Columbia residence