On or around July 15, VanVoorhis shot and killed 44-year-old Clinton James “CJ” Pierce of Dayton, according to court documents.
“VanVoorhis then hid Pierce’s body under multiple layers of flooring materials and other items in a detached garage,” an affidavit read.
On Aug. 18, Dayton police responded to a house in the 400 block of Burkhardt Avenue after a woman reported a bad smell coming from a garage.
When officers searched the garage, they found a body, later identified as Pierce.
“The body was badly decomposed, but from the cause of death, it appears to be a homicide from the evidence at the scene,” Dayton police Maj. Brian Johns said earlier this month.
A warrant was issued for VanVoorhis’ arrest on Monday, according to court records.
Pierce is survived by his parents, sister, fiancée, three children and one granddaughter, according to his obituary.
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