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LEADER. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FIVE. HAPPENING TODAY. MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOUBLE HOMICIDE CASE OUT OF LANCASTER COUNTY. AUTOPSY RESULTS FOUND THAT HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED IN SAUNDERS COUNTY WERE, IN FACT, THE COUPLE AND THEIR UNBORN CHILD. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF, JOHN GRUENWALD, HAS THE LATEST. JOHN. AUTOPSIES, CONDUCTED THIS WEEK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE REMAINS LOCATED IN SAUNDERS COUNTY AS THOSE OF HANNAH NEVILLE AND ROBERTO TANNER. WE ALSO CAN CONFIRM THE RECOVERY OF FETAL REMAINS, THE CONCLUSION OF A SEARCH THAT SPRAWLED ACROSS MULTIPLE NEBRASKA COUNTIES, ENDING IN THE UNCOVERING OF REMAINS OF A MARRIED COUPLE FROM STROMSBURG 27 YEAR OLD ROBERTO TANNER AND 26 YEAR OLD HANNAH NEVILLE, WHO IS 32 WEEKS PREGNANT. STERLING, JAMES TANNER’S HALF BROTHER, WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER OF AN UNBORN CHILD. OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME, AND WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS. OUR INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS LENGTHY AND COMPLEX CASE. THE LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT’S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, ERICA THOMAS, INDICATED THAT SEARCH EFFORTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS HAVE WRAPPED UP. NOW, THE INVESTIGATION HAS SHIFTED TO REVIEWING DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. AUTHORITIES HAVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE LAST PERSON LINCOLN POLICE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A JUDGE LIKE AMY MITCHELL, SHEENA MILLER AND KENDALL HAWTHORNE. MATTHEW LICKLIDER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ACCESSORY TO MURDER AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. HIS BOND IS HIGHER, THOUGH, SET AT 10% OF $1.5 MILLION BECAUSE OF AN ACTIVE CASE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST HIM. I THINK THE CASE THAT HE WAS OUT ON BOND IN IN AARON COUNTY. HE WAS OUT ON BOND IN ADAMS KEITH. ON THURSDAY. KETV SPOKE TO TANNER’S STEPSISTER, GRAPPLING WITH THE REALITY OF THE CRIME WHERE WE’RE ALL LEFT WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN WE’RE GETTING ANSWERS FOR. AND I KNOW IT’S A PROCESS AND IT TAKES TIM
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One of the suspects accused in death of Nebraska couple was out on bond at time of incident, prosecutors say
The fourth suspect recently arrested in the death of a missing Nebraska couple and their unborn child appeared in Lancaster County court.Matthew Lickliter, 28, was held on 10% of $1.5 million bond. He is charged with accessory to murder and tampering with evidence in the deaths of Hannah Neville and Roberto Tanner.He has a pending sexual assault case in Adams County and was out on bond in the case, prosecutors said.Previous coverage: Judge orders additional suspects accused in deaths of missing Nebraska couple held on bondLickliter, 47-year-old Ammie Mitchell, 57-year-old Kendall Hawthorne, and 40-year-old Sheena Miller are accused of assisting Sterling James and his wife, Sayde Titus, in the deaths of Neville and Tanner, investigators said. Lincoln police said autopsies positively identified the human remains found in Saunders County as Neville and Tanner. The autopsy also confirmed the recovery of fetal remains, officials said.Hawthorne, Miller and Mitchell were all held on 10% of $1 million bond on Thursday. The four suspects are scheduled to appear in court next on March 12.James, who is Tanner’s half-brother, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, murder of an unborn child, and tampering with physical evidence. Sayde Titus, who has also been charged in the case, had previously asked for a lower bond and was denied. She has now filed another request.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The fourth suspect recently arrested in the death of a missing Nebraska couple and their unborn child appeared in Lancaster County court.
Matthew Lickliter, 28, was held on 10% of $1.5 million bond. He is charged with accessory to murder and tampering with evidence in the deaths of Hannah Neville and Roberto Tanner.
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He has a pending sexual assault case in Adams County and was out on bond in the case, prosecutors said.
Previous coverage: Judge orders additional suspects accused in deaths of missing Nebraska couple held on bond
Lickliter, 47-year-old Ammie Mitchell, 57-year-old Kendall Hawthorne, and 40-year-old Sheena Miller are accused of assisting Sterling James and his wife, Sayde Titus, in the deaths of Neville and Tanner, investigators said.
Lincoln police said autopsies positively identified the human remains found in Saunders County as Neville and Tanner. The autopsy also confirmed the recovery of fetal remains, officials said.
Hawthorne, Miller and Mitchell were all held on 10% of $1 million bond on Thursday. The four suspects are scheduled to appear in court next on March 12.
James, who is Tanner’s half-brother, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, murder of an unborn child, and tampering with physical evidence.
Sayde Titus, who has also been charged in the case, had previously asked for a lower bond and was denied. She has now filed another request.
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