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Boyfriend charged in Mich. woman's murder, dismemberment

WARREN, Mich. - The boyfriend of a 22-year-old Michigan woman whose body was discovered last month stuffed inside a storage drum has been charged in her murder, reports CBS Detroit.

Scott Wobbe, 37, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of murder in the first-degree, kidnapping and dismemberment of a body. He was ordered held without bond, according tot he station.

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Theresa DeKeyzer's body was found in September, three months after she went missing. According to the station, her body was found entombed in cement inside a 55-gallon drum that was apparently bolted to the floor of a small trailer at Travel Trailer Storage in Wayne County's Plymouth Township.

Police say Wobbe initially told authorities that he last saw her in mid-June near her Warren home. Prior to his arraignment Tuesday, Wobbe had been in custody for violating probation in a Midland County drug case.

Wobbe faces life in prison if convicted on the murder charge, according to the station. He is due back in court on Oct. 28.

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