A man from Rochester is jailed in the death of a missing woman he was living with in northwest Wisconsin.
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says Randall Merrick is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, domestic abuse and hiding the corpse of Beth Johnson. She was last seen at their mobile home in Nelson in December 2016.
The complaint alleges that Merrick killed Johnson between Christmas Day 2016 and March 2017.
Her adult son contacted authorities on March 12th after Johnson failed to call and wish him a happy birthday. He reported that he hadn’t communicated with his mom since Christmas.
A police dog located burned remains on property near their trailer in April of 2018.
