Michael Goff III, 15, is charged with criminal homicide for murdering his father, 57-year-old Michael Goff Jr., whose bones were found in a duffel bag earlier this month
A teenager from Tennessee has been arrested by Nashville Police in relation to the death of his father.
Michael Goff III, 15, has been charged with criminal homicide after the death of his father, Michael Goff Jr. which happened in May, according to police.
The decomposed remains of Michael Goff Jr. were discovered on September 2 in a small duffel bag in the woods according to The Tennessean.
Goff had been reported missing on May 27 by his mother after she last saw him the previous day.
The medical examiner’s office confirmed on September 6 that the bones were the remains of Michael Goff Jr.
At the time of his disappearance, police interviewed the son in May.
He told them that the pair had been driving in south Nashville when Michael Goff Jr. stopped the vehicle, gave his son his watch, said ‘I love you,’ walked into a wooded area and never returned.
However, it now appears that such a tale was pure fabrication after an investigation by the Homicide-Cold Case Unit found a key witness.
57-year-old Michael Goff Jr. was reported missing by his wife on May 27. His bones were found Septemeber 2
The witness said Michael Goff III showed them cuts and scratches on his hands and allegedly told them he had killed someone a few days earlier with razor wire.
The story was further corroborated after a 15-year-old friend of Goff III came forward with new information.
The teenage told police that the suspect came to his home on May 26, the last day Michael Goff Jr. was seen alive, and said he had just killed his father.
The witness told police how he went with the suspect to dispose of the body, and allegedly saw the suspect taking money and other items from the body.
The wooded area where the body may have been placed initially was discovered this week.
Bones were found in the area although it is still not clear if they are related to this case.
The bag was found deep in the woods near Lincoya Bay Apartments, at the popular bluffs over Percy Priest Lake.
It was close to a popular point where people jump or take a rope swing into the water.
Police say Michael Goff III has also now stopped answering questions in relation to the case.