Man i West Virginia åtalad för mord på kvinna efter jobberbjudande

20 maj 2026

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Donald Pennington, 59, har åtalats för dråp av andra graden samt för att ha undanhållit ett lik i samband med Angel Whitakers död. Enligt myndigheterna mördade han henne efter att ha erbjudit henne ett jobb och dumpade kvarlevorna i skogen.

Donald Pennington hålls för närvarande häktad på Southern Regional Jail i Raleigh County, West Virginia. Han greps den 13 maj efter att utredare kopplat honom till Angel Whitakers död genom Facebook-meddelanden, övervakningsbilder och vittnesmål. Hennes kropp hittades i ett skogsparti nära Bastian, Virginia, cirka 30 kilometer från Bluefield där Pennington var bosatt.

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