Coroner completes autopsy for Navarre woman Cassie Carli. What we know and what we don't.

Benjamin Johnson, Pensacola News Journal
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More than six months after authorities found Navarre woman Cassie Carli's body in an Alabama barn, a St. Clair County, Alabama, coroner ruled the circumstances around her death as "undetermined."

County Coroner Dennis Russell told the News Journal Monday afternoon that he could not determine Carli's cause or manner of death.

"Undetermined means undetermined," he told the News Journal.

Cassie Carli, 37, is pictured in this image provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
Cassie Carli, 37, is pictured in this image provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.

Russell, citing an ongoing law enforcement investigation, declined to provide any additional details about what officials were able to determine from the autopsy.

Carli was reported missing after she failed to return from a March 27 custody exchange with Marcus Spanevelo, an ex-boyfriend with whom she shared a 4-year-old daughter. Carli's vehicle was found abandoned at the meeting point with her purse still inside.

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After a nearly week-long search effort spanning multiple states and involving numerous agencies, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson announced April 3 that Carli's body had been discovered buried in a barn in Alabama.

Locally, Spanevelo is charged with tampering with evidence and providing false information to law enforcement after he allegedly disposed of Carli's cellphone and misled investigators about where he was and what he did on the night of Carli's disappearance.

According to Santa Rosa County Court records, Spanevelo is set for jury selection Oct. 17.

Friends, family and supporters of Cassie Carli hold a candlelight vigil April 3 at Navarre Beach. Carli's body was found the previous evening in Alabama, one week after she went missing.
Friends, family and supporters of Cassie Carli hold a candlelight vigil April 3 at Navarre Beach. Carli's body was found the previous evening in Alabama, one week after she went missing.

Since the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating Carli's death, any criminal charges associated with her death would likely come from Alabama. With the coroner unable to determine how Carli died, it is unclear if or when additional charges could be filed.

The ALEA has not responded to the News Journal's calls requesting comment.

Benjamin Johnson can be reached at bjohnson@pnj.com or 850-435-8578

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