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Henderson police arrest man after woman's body found in burning drum

Area where police found and extinguished a fire inside a metal drum containing a woman's body on November 22, 2023.
A sign stands at the entrance to a popular trail at the Whitney Mesa Rec Area on Nov. 24
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HENDERSON, Nev. (KTNV) — Henderson police have made an arrest in a case involving a woman's body being found in a burning drum near in the southeast valley on Wednesday morning.

Detectives announced Monday that 43-year-old Freddie Wright had been booked on the following charges:

  • 1 count of Open Murder
  • 1 count of Arson, 1st Degree
  • 1 count of Destroying Evidence

HPD says the investigation is ongoing.