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Body of missing Albertville woman positively identified

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ALBERTVILLE, AL (WAFF) - The Department of Forensic Sciences positively identified the body of Tonya Michelle Turnmire Wednesday.

Police believe Ray Christopher Shockley of East McKinney Avenue killed Turnmire in their home and dumped her body in Etowah County.

Turnmire disappeared earlier this month after leaving the Y-mart in Boaz, where she worked.

Police found Turnmire's body Saturday night after Shockley led them to it. He confessed to killing her.

Shockley was charged with murder and is being held in the Marshall County Jail.

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