LILESVILLE, N.C. –Β The Anson County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation, along with cadaver dogs, may have hit on something of interest during their search today of 30 acres in Lilesville, Anson Co.
Right now, crews are preparing to dig into the ground. The property belongs to the family of a former Wadesboro funeral home owner. Today’s search was launched after investigators found two decomposing bodies inside Mary McLendon’s former business in on Wednesday. Β
51-year-old McLendon’s business was shut down in 2012 after complaints that she was taking money from grieving families and not providing promised funeral services. Β She has already been convicted of one crime connected to this investigation and today’s developments could lead to more charges. Β Her current prison sentence is six to 17 months.
We have a crew there. Β Stay with WCCBΒ Charlotte for the latest developments on this on-going investigation.Β
UPDATE 5:17PM: After about 10 minutes of lightly scraping the earth with a backhoe, crews are beginning to wrap up for today. Β Law enforcement tells WCCB they will return to the site Saturday morning at approximately 7:30 to resume the search / dig.Β
