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Arkansas Farmer Arrested for Murder of Jogging Nurse

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A body found on Friday has been identified as the remains of Sydney Sutherland.

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Jackson County Sheriff

Arkansas police have identified the body of a nurse who vanished while jogging and have arrested a local farmer. KAIT reported that Quake Lewellyn, 28, was booked into the Jackson County Jail on a charge of capital murder. The victim, Sydney Sutherland, 25, was last seen while out for a run on the side of a highway on Wednesday afternoon, and police mounted a massive search until her body was found on Friday. She was reportedly identified through DNA; the manner of her death was not released.

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