Body of Jessica Goodrich of Worcester found in southeast Georgia; Littleton man arrested
A Littleton man has been arrested in connection to the death of a Worcester woman, whose body was discovered at a truck stop in southeast Georgia.
The body of Jessica Goodrich, 46, was discovered Oct. 8 adjacent to Roadie's Chevron Truck Stop in Woodbine, Georgia, in a wooded area, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff's Office obtained by TV station WJXT Channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida.
At the time of the discovery, the sheriff's office could not identify Goodrich; her identity was determined later.
Sheriff’s office investigators also later determined that Goodrich had been a passenger in a truck that was allegedly driven by Jason M. Palmer, 45, of Littleton.
Authorities notified Indiana State Police and the U.S. Marshal's office that Palmer's semitractor-trailer had been located at a truck stop in Indiana.
State police were told Palmer's rig was parked in the rear of a Sinclair gas station at State Road 1 and Interstate 70, where troopers conducted a traffic stop Oct. 26.
Palmer was arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault and concealing death. He was held in Wayne County jail in Indiana and is pending extradition to Georgia.
According to Goodrich's obituary, she was born in Worcester. She had three sons, all of whom live in Central Massachusetts.
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