Missouri man charged after woman’s body found in trash bin in Perche Creek

A boater’s discovery in Boone County leads to murder charges after months-long timeline emerges

COLUMBIA, MO – A floating trash bin spotted by a boater in Perche Creek led to the discovery of a woman’s body and the arrest of a 53-year-old man now facing multiple felony charges. Investigators say the container, sealed and emitting a strong odor of decomposition, had been dumped in the water weeks earlier in an apparent attempt to conceal the killing.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Andrew Acton is charged with second-degree murder, abandonment of a corpse and tampering with evidence. The ...