Authorities say remains found in Tennessee are believed to be those of an Indiana woman who disappeared in Florida and whose estranged husband was arrested in Louisville.
Media reports say 44-year-old Rachael Lynn Madison of Clarksville, Indiana, was last seen Nov. 27 near the home of relatives in Ormond-by-the-Sea, Florida.
Authorities say her estranged husband, Jarvis Madison, was located in Louisville and taken into custody Friday on an arrest warrant issued by Indiana State Police.
WKMG-TV reported that her husband had been abusive in the past. Rachael’s aunt, Thelma Newsom, told the station: “I’m afraid he has abducted her. He shot at her.” According to MailOnline, poured acid on her back, leaving a permanent scar, and he also allegedly cut her neck with a knife.
Amanda Warford Videll, an FBI spokeswoman in Jacksonville, Florida, says information gathered led investigators to a remote area off Interstate 40 near Knoxville, Tennessee, where the remains were found Friday evening.
