Cassi Carli case update
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The body of Cassie Carli, a Navarre woman who has been missing for about a week, was found in a shallow grave in Alabama Saturday evening. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office has been searching for the 37-year-old since she failed to return from a meeting with her ex-boyfriend, Marcus Spanevelo, to exchange custody of their daughter on March 27. Spanevelo was arrested Saturday in Tennessee on charges include tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation and destruction of evidence. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson confirmed that the evidence tampering charge is related to Carli’s cellphone. Spanevelo "took her phone and basically got rid of it,” Johnson said. In a news conference Sunday afternoon, Johnson said Carli's body was found by investigators executing a search warrant in Alabama. Johnson declined to comment on exactly where the property is or what information led them there, though the location had a connection to Spanevelo. “It was in a barn in a shallow grave. So it’s not the ending that we wanted, obviously, but we’re hoping that it will provide a little closure for the family,” Johnson said. Florida woman Cassie Catherine Carli, 37, was missing for about a week until authorities found her body in Alabama. Police ultimately identified Carli using a tattoo on her body, though the official autopsy was planned Monday, Johnson said. No cause of death has been determined. Johnson notified Carli’s family of the news in-person Sunday morning. “They’re crushed,” Johnson said. “It gives them some closure that they know where she’s at now, but still, it’s their daughter … It’s not something you look forward to (doing) as a detective or as a sheriff. It’s horrible.”
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