Ingrid Lyne
The severed body parts including a foot and a head found dumped in a
recycling bin in Seattle this weekend belong to a mother-of-three who
disappeared after going on a date with a man she met online, police have
said.
The 40-year-old woman, Ingrid Lyne, was last seen leaving to attend
the Seattle Mariners opening game with a date on Friday, and raised
alarms when she didn't pick up her children the next morning.
According to Daily Mail, her remains, wrapped in plastic bags, were
still 'fresh' when they were recovered on Saturday afternoon in a
neighborhood about 2.7miles away from Safeco Stadium, an officer said.
Among the three packages found was Lyne's head, which allowed
police to identify her, a law enforcement source told the Seattle
Times.
Suspect John Robert Charlton, 37, who police believe was the man
Lyne was meeting, was booked in jail on Monday afternoon while police
investigate her murder.
'All evidence leads in the direction of that missing woman,' Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole said at a news conference on Monday night.
Lyne's ex-husband, whom she divorced in 2014, reported she was
missing at 10.10am on Saturday when she didn't pick up her kids as they
had planned, police said.
Worried friends had circulated photographs of both Lyne and
Charlton on Facebook in hopes of tracking them down, and Charlton listed
that he started school at 'All OF Them' on his Facebook page on
Saturday at 10.21am, after the 40-year-old was already reported missing.
A search warrant was issued, and evidence such as telephone call
records led detectives to Charlton, who was arrested in Snohomish
County, just north of Seattle, WREG reported.
Lyne and her kids
Police believe the 37-year-old man,
who was booked into King County Jail Monday afternoon on the
investigation of homicide, was the man who took Lyne on a date. They do
not believe there are additional suspects, the local news site reported.
Charlton was previously convicted for misdemeanors of assault and
battery, the Seattle Times reported. He was also found guilty of theft
and the possession of marijuana.
Police desperately searched for Lyne, who worked as a nurse at the
Swedish Medical Center, after friends reported she was missing on
Saturday morning.
Police broke into her Renton, Washington home and found her purse
and cellphone there. Her silver 2015 Toyota Highlander, with the plate
number AUW3230, has also been recovered after it was reported stolen.
Three of Lyne's body parts were packaged in plastic bags and found
in the recycling bin outside a 21st Ave and E. Pine Street home at 4pm
on Saturday.
The homeowner called 911 and homicide detectives and medical
examiners confirmed the man's initial suspicions that the packages
included human remains.
Suspect John Robert Charlton, 37, (pictured left iand right)
The body parts, which Seattle Police Sergeant Mike Renner said were
still 'fresh' upon discovery, were taken to the King County Medical
Examiner’s Office.
On Saturday night, homicide detectives learned that a missing
persons report was filed that morning, and police identified the victim
as Lyne based on photographs they obtained.
Investigators said there is 'no reason to believe that there's any
question of the victim's identity', but the King County Medical
Examiner’s Office will not confirm this until after an autopsy is
performed.
The investigation is ongoing, and Charlton has not been charged.
His is currently held under a 'homicide investigation' with bail
denied.
Neighbor Edward Franceschina, 74, says he last saw Lyne, who has
three young daughters aged eight to 12, on Friday afternoon, checking
her mail.
He said police detectives searched her house around 12.30am Sunday,
and spoke to a resident down the street with a security camera.
It is unclear which dating site Lyne was using when she met Charlton. She divorced from her husband in 2014.
Lyne's three children are currently staying with a family friend.
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