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Woman charged in case of missing person found buried in backyard

Ellis County Sheriff's Office has charged Debra Henderson with killing a woman who was reported missing in Dec. 2010.
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ELLIS COUNTY- The Ellis County Sheriff's Office has charged 52-year-old Debra Henderson with the murder of a Garrett woman reported missing last year.

Deputies said they were called to Henderson's home in the 4600 block of Farm to Market Road 879 last Saturday.

The caller reported finding a human skull in a field behind the suspect's home. Deputies later found human remains in a shallow grave.

An autopsy report revealed the remains were those of Marian Parsons, who was reported missing Dec. 3, 2010.

Henderson was arrested on credit card abuse in relations to Parson's disappearance. Evidence later resulted in Henderson's arrest and murder charge.

Henderson is being held on a $100,000 bond.

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