“Investigators discovered sufficient evidence and probable cause to obtain a warrant for the arrest of Malisham on homicide charges,” the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office wrote, according to a press release.
The tipster told law enforcement that she has known Malisham for 15 years and he asked her to help him hide the body. She claims the victim is 60-year-old
Cynthia Hoover and that Malisham killed her with a hatchet in March, cracking open her skull. The tipster initially contacted the Butler County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama and told them about the body in Malisham’s backyard, according to the arrest report obtained by