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Authorities in Washington state made a grim discovery when they uncovered the remains of a missing grandmother buried under a shed and partially encased in concrete. The shocking find came after MARCIA NORMAN, 82, was reported missing to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) by her family on April 4. According to a TCSO statement, relatives had not heard from her since April 1, and her vehicles were still parked at her residence.
The sheriff’s office noted that 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 Zizz had dinner with Norman the night she went missing, making him the last known person to have seen her.
On April 8, the day before Norman was reported missing, TCSO obtained a search warrant for a shed Zizz had built at an unrelated property in Olympia. While moving the shed and excavating the ground beneath it on April 9, authorities discovered human remains partially encased in concrete. The Thurston County Coroner’s Office confirmed the following day that the remains were those of MARCIA NORMAN.
Zizz allegedly fled Washington, violating the conditions of his sentence for a previous, unrelated child molestation conviction. He was arrested by Montana authorities at a motel in Missoula and later extradited to Washington.
Zizz remains the primary person of interest in the ongoing investigation. Detectives are working closely with the Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office and the Coroner’s Office to gather evidence. As of Wednesday, Zizz has not been formally charged in connection with Norman’s disappearance but remains in the Thurston County Jail on a no-bail hold.
[Source: Thurston County Sheriff’s Office](https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/sheriff)
[Source: Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com)
