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Tennesse Man Charged With Killing Columbus Woman

A Tennessee man is being held on 1.5 million dollars bond for allegedly killing a Columbus woman, beheading her and slicing off her hands and feet. Investigators say 37-year-old Gregory Hale admitted to dismembering Lisa Hyder and eating part of her body over the weekend at his rural Tennessee home. Police say they were tipped when someone told them Hale was looking for help disposing of the body. Hyder was a graduate of Watkins Memorial High School and lived in several communities before moving south. Her family says she had terminal cancer.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.