Man Arrested For Murder Of Missing Charlotte Woman

CHARLOTTE, NC — One day after Charlotte police renewed their plea for the public’s help in locating a missing 21-year-old Charlotte woman they said was in danger, a tip led them to her body on a desolate stretch of road in west Charlotte. A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with her kidnapping and murder.

Detectives from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department located the body of Alexus Alize Fraley early April 27 in the 9300 block of Dixie River Road after receiving information from the community, CMPD said Friday morning.

Fraley was last seen April 13 when she left a home in the 8000 block of Eaglewind Drive around 5 a.m., CMPD said. She was last seen wearing a blue and white striped dress, tan sandals, and carrying a Kate Spade purse. CMPD said Thursday that detectives from the department's homicide unit had joined the missing person unit in investigating the case.

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"Ms. Fraley has not been heard from since that morning and her family is concerned with her wellbeing," CMPD said Thursday. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance led police to believe she was in danger, the department said at the time.

Friday morning, CMPD detectives charged Richard Jordan Jr., 38 with kidnapping and murder. He was taken into custody by CMPD’s violent criminal apprehension team at a home in the 8800 block of Eaglewind Drive — the same area where Fraley was last seen.

CMPD detectives are still investigating how Fraley died. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 704.334.1600.

Photos courtesy of the Mecklenburg Sheriff's Department, CMPD