Arrest in the course of the investigation into the murder of a missing woman

RENO, Nevada (KOLO) – A man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 25-year-old Sara Filiatraut.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says its investigators have been tracking her disappearance since April of this year. In May, her body was discovered in a remote area of ​​Churchill County. After an autopsy by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, that discovery led to a homicide investigation. 39-year-old Robert Richards of Saratoga Springs, Utah, was reportedly identified early on as a suspect in her death. According to the sheriff’s office, Richards was working and living in Fernely around the time Filiatraut disappeared and left the state shortly thereafter.

Investigators discovered that Richards had moved to Colorado. With the assistance of local police, investigators obtained a search warrant for Richards and seized several pieces of evidence. Earlier this month, they issued an arrest warrant for Richards and charged him with first-degree murder.

Today, detectives traveled to Utah and arrested him along with local authorities and the United States Marshals Service. Richards was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail in Utah and is awaiting extradition to face trial in Lyon County.

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