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Council Bluffs native/woman’s body found in ravine near Fremont, NE; man arrested

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September 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man paroled in June is suspected of killing a Council Bluffs native and dumping her body in a ravine near Fremont, NE. Omaha police say 39-year-old Jeremiah Connelly was arrested Friday after a foot chase that began when he ran from a stolen car he was driving.

Officers say he spoke to them about the death of a woman, and investigators later found the body of 22-year-old Jeanna Wilcoxen. She’d last been seen Sept. 17th.  According to reports, Wilcoxen was raised in Council Bluffs, attended Wilson Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School. She is survived by her 4-year-old son, Jace, and others.

Connelly had been serving time in prison for attempted kidnapping, robbery and other crimes before being released June 28th.