“On August 27, our criminal investigators received a notification that Ms. Hoover’s disappearance might have been criminal in nature,” Bailey said.
Our criminal detectives went into overdrive and devoted numerous hours to determining the case’s facts in light of that information.
Reports state that search warrants were carried out at the couple’s residence and that a forensic interview was performed with an unidentified family member.
Judson was arrested on suspicion of murder the same day Rebecca’s body was found. On the same day that the charges were formally filed, he entered a guilty plea.