CONECUH COUNTY, Alabam (WALA) Human remains found in Conecuh County were identified as a woman who disappeared almost three years ago.
70 year-old Shari Saunders was traveling to Monroeville when she vanished. Her death is being called a homicide.
Saunders’ niece, Amanda Reed, said she wants to see whoever did this held accountable.
“She had a laugh that would light up a room. She is the one who got me interested in red lipstick. She was she was a second mom to me,” said Reed.
Reed talked to FOX10 News just hours after finding out her aunt’s body had been identified.
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April 23, 2021
Skeletal remains found in Escambia County, Alabama, have been positively identified as missing Virginia woman that was headed to visit relatives in Alabama nearly three years ago.
On August 4, 2018, 70-year old Shari Christine Saunders left Norfolk, Virginia, on her way to Monroeville, Alabama, to visit with family, but never arrived. She was last seen fueling her 2010 red Toyota Corolla in Evergreen, Alabama. Saunders was listed as a missing person and entered into a nationwide database.
Saunder’s vehicle was located on a dirt road off Canaan Church Road in Conecuh County, Alabama, a few miles north of the Flomaton exit on I-65 and Highway 113 on August 13, 2018. A search of the area was completed by the Conecuh, Escambia, and Monroe County Sheriff’s offices but Saunders was not located. Investigators continued to search for Saunders, conduct interview, and follow up on leads and information that came in on a weekly basis.