COLUMBUS, OH – Police in Columbus have charged Gene Scott and charged him with murder and other related charges. Scott allegedly killed his girlfriend and dumped her body in waste processing facility in Brown County.
Police suspect Scott strangled Benedetti to death on January 29th. She was reported missing on February 1st.
After killing Benedetti, Scott fled to Kentucky.
On Wednesday, police were alerted after her body was found at Rumpke Waste and Recycling facility.
Scott was arrested by police in Kentucky in late February. He was extradited back to Ohio on February 23rd.
The CPD said the investigation into Benedetti’s murder is ongoing.