We go by the house on the way to school each day and day before yesterday they had a roadblock there with about 10 police cars (very unusual here as not much crime) handing out posters. It stated that she was known for being mentally sharp
NEWPORT - Authorities
in Carteret County said they found a 90-year-old woman who disappeared a
week ago. Now a family member is charged with the woman's murder.
Hall's body was found in a wooded area in Carteret County behind a flea mall in Newport.
Officers arrived around 2 p.m. Thursday at the scene along a dirt road leading into a wooded area on Carl Garner Road.
A coroner’s van arrived around 3 p.m., and law enforcement confirmed shortly after 4 p.m. that her body had been found.
Investigators believe Hagan committed the murder on Sept. 20, the same day Hall's home caught on fire. Officials have not yet said if the fire is connected to the murder.
Newport resident Larry Parmley lives next to the crime scene, and said he witnessed the suspect leaving the woods around 8 a.m. Friday, a day after Hall's house was torched.
"I just happened to look at the road in front of my house, and there was a van here," Parmley said in an interview Thursday. "And I'm curious about anybody who pulls up here because its not normal."
Neighbors said Hagan is familiar with the area where the body was found. Her father is an employee at the Garner Farm, across the street from the crime scene.
"She said, 'I'm helping my dad fix the fence because the cows keep getting out.' But I didn't see anyone except her."
Although Hagan said she was fixing a fence Friday morning, Parmley later realized she did not appear to be dressed for hard work.
"I didn't think anything of it, but, she was in a house coat, first thing in the morning," Pamley said. "She was wearing a pair of short pants and either flip flops or bedroom shoes."
Hagan is now held in the Carteret County Jail without bond. Her first appearance was held Thursday morning, where she was charged with murder.
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