Missing Alabama woman's body found at bottom of a well

A body believed to be that of a missing Alabama woman has been found at the bottom of a well, and two men have been charged in her death.

Posted: Jul 29, 2019 11:23 AM

Posted By: AP

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A body believed to be that of a missing Alabama woman has been found at the bottom of a well, and two men have been charged in her death.

News outlets report Tuscaloosa County workers acting on a tip recovered a body tentatively identified as 20-year-old Marka "Willoe" Watkins in the well at a vacant house.

Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Capt. Kip Hart says 29-year-old Kendal Tyler Battles and 20-year-old Joseph Brandon Nevels are charged with murder and abuse of a corpse.

Hart says investigators believe Watkins was assaulted and killed at the home of one suspect and her body driven to another home and dumped in the well.

Hart says more arrests could be coming.

It's unclear whether Battles or Nevels had attorneys who could comment on their behalf.

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 54768

Reported Deaths: 1096

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Jefferson	6746	170
Mobile	4904	140
Montgomery	4547	112
Tuscaloosa	2690	53
Madison	2268	9
Marshall	1980	11
Shelby	1691	25
Lee	1596	37
Morgan	1338	5
Baldwin	1277	11
Walker	1075	32
Elmore	1067	21
Etowah	1011	14
Dallas	1002	9
DeKalb	967	7
Franklin	938	16
Autauga	698	15
Russell	686	0
Unassigned	679	28
Chambers	677	30
Butler	652	29
Limestone	639	3
Tallapoosa	630	69
Cullman	615	6
Houston	607	7
Lauderdale	577	6
St. Clair	544	3
Calhoun	515	5
Colbert	509	6
Escambia	488	8
Lowndes	484	22
Pike	479	5
Jackson	435	2
Coffee	428	4
Covington	416	12
Talladega	401	7
Barbour	399	2
Dale	395	1
Bullock	378	10
Hale	354	23
Marengo	354	11
Chilton	331	2
Blount	320	1
Clarke	317	6
Wilcox	303	8
Winston	299	5
Sumter	292	13
Marion	290	14
Pickens	274	6
Randolph	263	9
Monroe	260	3
Perry	250	2
Conecuh	231	8
Bibb	224	1
Macon	219	9
Choctaw	217	12
Greene	198	9
Henry	155	3
Washington	148	8
Lawrence	136	0
Crenshaw	132	3
Cherokee	124	7
Geneva	98	0
Lamar	89	1
Clay	85	2
Fayette	85	1
Coosa	66	1
Cleburne	45	1
Out of AL	0	0

Tennessee Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 61960

Reported Deaths: 741

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Shelby	13594	224
Davidson	13309	143
Rutherford	3602	39
Hamilton	3364	38
Sumner	1945	56
Williamson	1763	16
Knox	1620	9
Trousdale	1510	5
Out of TN	1416	10
Wilson	1187	17
Putnam	1019	7
Bradley	972	4
Robertson	948	13
Sevier	912	3
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Montgomery	778	7
Tipton	698	7
Lake	696	0
Bledsoe	629	1
Bedford	624	9
Macon	603	7
Hamblen	474	4
Maury	462	3
Hardeman	418	4
Fayette	370	5
Madison	363	2
Rhea	343	0
Blount	339	3
Loudon	328	2
Dyer	292	3
McMinn	284	19
Cheatham	275	3
Dickson	275	0
Washington	262	0
Lawrence	239	6
Cumberland	221	4
Sullivan	221	4
Anderson	200	2
Jefferson	187	1
Lauderdale	182	4
Gibson	181	1
Smith	160	2
Monroe	155	6
Greene	151	2
Coffee	143	0
Cocke	138	0
Hardin	128	7
Warren	127	0
Obion	124	3
Haywood	121	3
Marshall	118	2
Franklin	116	3
Wayne	116	0
McNairy	107	1
Carter	105	2
Giles	105	1
Hickman	105	0
Marion	95	4
Hawkins	91	2
Lincoln	87	0
White	86	3
DeKalb	85	0
Roane	85	0
Henderson	74	0
Weakley	74	1
Overton	73	1
Campbell	70	1
Chester	69	0
Claiborne	68	0
Grundy	65	2
Unicoi	58	0
Grainger	56	0
Polk	55	0
Crockett	54	3
Henry	53	0
Carroll	52	1
Cannon	50	0
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Humphreys	47	2
Jackson	47	0
Johnson	46	0
Meigs	38	0
Perry	38	0
Morgan	32	1
Decatur	29	0
Scott	28	0
Fentress	27	0
Stewart	26	0
Union	24	0
Moore	21	0
Clay	20	0
Houston	20	0
Benton	15	1
Hancock	12	0
Lewis	11	0
Van Buren	9	0
Pickett	7	0