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Two Men Arrested In Death Of Hilltop Woman

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published April 17, 2017 at 5:21 AM EDT
Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Columbus police have arrested two brothers in the death of a woman whose body was found on fire last December 23 in a Hilltop alley. 31-year-old Thomas Dortch and 24-year-old Dawan Dortch will be arraigned today in the death of 39-year-old Demeki Walker. Police say they found a large amount of blood and a spent shell casing in her home, indicating she might have been killed there and was burned to destroy evidence.
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