An active-duty Marine was recently arrested after Google searches led Florida investigators to suspect he murdered a reality TV star and dumped her body in an Alabama pond.
Willie Ellington, 20, who was stationed onboard the Naval Air Station Pensacola, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder and possession of child pornography, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Tshey Ronaie Bennett, 26, who was last seen meeting Ellington at the Sweet Dream Inn, was reported missing Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities identified Bennett as an “escort,” but did not elaborate on the purpose of the meet-up.
The report noted Ellington attempted to skip town via bus and had Google searches on his phone “pertaining to ‘can someone scream when they’re strangled? What is the statistic of prostitutes homicides being solved …’ and ‘How does a dead body look in two days?'”
The sheriff’s office has not publicly commented on Bennett’s cause of death, as of Thursday afternoon.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
The Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida. (U.S. Navy)
The District One Medical Examiner’s Office has not released Bennett’s cause of death, as of Friday afternoon.
One of Bennett’s friends, Muranda Newson, posted to Facebook, noting Bennett was a mother.
“I hate that I’m typing this,” Newson wrote in part. “I hate that handsome boy is hurting. I really really hate someone did this to you baby you didn’t deserve this at all.”
Fox News Digital reached out to HollyHood TV on Friday for comment.
