JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — The remains of a missing Jensen Beach woman were found in a septic tank behind her home, Martin County Sheriff’s Office officials said:
Late Friday evening and into Saturday morning, Martin County Sheriff’s Detectives located a body believed to be that of 57-year old Cynthia Cole inside the septic tank of her Jensen Beach home.
Detectives spent hours excavating Cole’s back yard, and located the body submerged in the contents of the tank about four feet underground. Shortly afterwards, detectives located and arrested 34-year old Keoki Hilo Demich and charged him with second degree murder. Keoki performed handyman duties for Ms. Cole.
There are elements to this case still being investigated. Positive identification of the body by the medical examiner’s office is expected shortly, however, detectives have every reason to believe it is that of Ms. Cole. We will update the community with additional information as it becomes available.
“He made several statements that we know are false so he was charged with second-degree murder,” said Martin County Sheriff William Snyder. “I’ve been doing this 40 plus years. I’ve never seen anything like it.”