Hulud
06-09-2008, 10:49 AM
Police: Gastonia Woman Finds Ex-Boyfriend's Dead Body In Trunk Of Car
POSTED: 12:28 am EDT June 9, 2008
UPDATED: 6:06 am EDT June 9, 2008
GASTONIA, N.C. -- A man was found dead in the trunk of his ex-girlfriends car.
Ricky Dale Simmons Sr.'s body was discovered by his ex-girlfriend Sunday evening on Bradford Street in Gastonia.
Gastonia police said the woman just filed a restraining order against Simmons last week. Officers also said Simmons has been in trouble with the law before, even serving time in state prison for killing a former girlfriend in the late 1980's.
Police aren't sure how he died, or how he ended up in the trunk of the car, but said his body was likely there most of the weekend.
Officers said the woman likely drove around for more than a day, never knowing his body was in the trunk. Police said she checked her car when she said she started smelled a bad odor coming from her car.
Gaston County Police Department was also at the scene.
They've been investigating a missing persons case for months. Jamie Fraley, 22, went missing in early April, and Simmons is connected to her case. Simmons' son was dating Fraley prior to her disappearance. She has not been found.
POSTED: 12:28 am EDT June 9, 2008
UPDATED: 6:06 am EDT June 9, 2008
GASTONIA, N.C. -- A man was found dead in the trunk of his ex-girlfriends car.
Ricky Dale Simmons Sr.'s body was discovered by his ex-girlfriend Sunday evening on Bradford Street in Gastonia.
Gastonia police said the woman just filed a restraining order against Simmons last week. Officers also said Simmons has been in trouble with the law before, even serving time in state prison for killing a former girlfriend in the late 1980's.
Police aren't sure how he died, or how he ended up in the trunk of the car, but said his body was likely there most of the weekend.
Officers said the woman likely drove around for more than a day, never knowing his body was in the trunk. Police said she checked her car when she said she started smelled a bad odor coming from her car.
Gaston County Police Department was also at the scene.
They've been investigating a missing persons case for months. Jamie Fraley, 22, went missing in early April, and Simmons is connected to her case. Simmons' son was dating Fraley prior to her disappearance. She has not been found.