‘Drug dealer’, 34, is charged for murdering and dismembering woman whose body was found in a landfill eight months ago
- Terrick Robinson is accused of murdering Courtney Dubois in August last year
- Her dismembered remains were found in several garbage bags in a landfill
- Police say Robinson killed her with a fatal dose of fentanyl then mutilated her
- They have not yet suggested a motive and it is unclear how they knew each other
- Robinson was already in custody for running a drug pipeline when he was charged with her death
- The 20-year-old’s family had been appealing for information to find her
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman eight months after her dismembered body was found in a landfill.
Terrick Robinson, 34, was arrested in Cartersville, Georgia, last year on drug charges but police have now charged him with the death of 20-year-old Courtney Dubois.
Dubois, a missing woman from West Virginia, was found in a landfill in Georgia in August last year.
Her body had been dismembered and a worker found her torso in one of many garbage bags containing her remains.
Terrick Robinson, 34, was arrested in Cartersville, Georgia, last year on drug charges but police have now charged him with the death of 20-year-old Courtney Dubois
Robinson was arrested not long afterwards along with Will Chappell.
The pair are accused of running a drug pipeline from West Virginia to Georgia.
It is not clear how Robinson knew Dubois or why he allegedly killed her.
He was charged with her death after Chappell cut a deal with prosecutors which involved him pleading guilty to the drug charges to avoid being charged with her murder, according to 11 Alive.
The woman was found in this landfill in August. Her body had been cut into several pieces and stuffed into plastic garbage bags
Police issued this photograph of Courtney’s tattoos in an attempt to identify her last year. Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition
Police could not identify Courtney from her remains so produced this sketch (left) to try to catch her killer
Will Chappell confessed to drug trafficking charges to get out of being charged with the woman’s death
Police say Robinson killed the woman by giving her fentanyl.
When her body was found, police had to rely on Dubois’ dental records and distinctive tattoos to identify her.
Dubois’ family had been campaigning for information that could lead to her whereabouts for weeks before she was found.
After her remains were discovered, authorities released a sketch in the hope that it would someone would recognize it and identify her.
How she ended up in Georgia remains a mystery to her family.