Man in east Georgia jail accused of metro Atlanta killing

DECATUR - A man being held in the Columbia County jail on unrelated charges has been accused of killing a Lithonia woman whose skeleton was discovered this week - 18 months after she disappeared. <br> <br> An autopsy found the cause of death of 72-year-old Cora Inez McVey to be blunt force trauma and stab wounds, DeKalb County police spokeswoman Lt. Pam Kunz said Friday. McVey was last seen at a grocery near her home Nov. 2, 2000. <br> <br> Detectives issued a murder warrant for David E. Howard, 23, a DeKalb resident being held on unrelated charges in Columbia County. Kunz said detectives have identified belongings of the woman linked to Howard but would not disclose details. <br> <br> Police also believe Michael Peacock, 27, was involved. He was fatally shot by a police officer in a home invasion a week ago. Kunz would not say how police had tied Peacock to McVey&#39;s slaying.

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