Washington State Authorities Discover Missing Grandmother’s Remains Buried Under Shed

Authorities in Washington State have uncovered the remains of a missing grandmother buried beneath a shed and partially encased in concrete. The grim discovery was made after MARCIA NORMAN, 82, was reported missing to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) by her family on April 4. Relatives informed the sheriff’s office that they had not heard from her since April 1, and her vehicles were still parked at her residence, according to a TCSO statement.

The condition of NORMAN‘s home, including dirty dishes left in the kitchen, suggested she may have left abruptly. Detectives identified her handyman, JEFFREY ZIZZ, 47, as a person of interest in her disappearance. Investigators learned that the pair had dinner together the night she went missing, making ZIZZ the last known person to have seen her.

The sheriff’s office obtained a search warrant for a shed ZIZZ had built at an unrelated property in Olympia the day before NORMAN was reported missing. On April 9, while moving the shed and excavating the ground beneath it, authorities discovered human remains partially encased in concrete. The following day, the Thurston County Coroner’s Office confirmed the remains were those of MARCIA NORMAN.

ZIZZ allegedly fled the state, violating the conditions of his sentence for a previous, unrelated child molestation conviction, according to the TCSO. Montana authorities arrested him at a motel in Missoula, and he was later extradited to Washington.

JEFFREY ZIZZ remains the primary person of interest in the ongoing investigation. Detectives are

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