Missing Asheville Woman Found Dead In Kansas; N.C. Man Charged

Police in Junction City, Kansas, have identified a woman whose body was found last month, and a North Carolina man has been charged in her killing.

Police on Thursday identified the victim as 59-year-old Tamra Ann Gibson of Asheville, North Carolina. She was last seen in Asheville on May 22 and was reported missing on May 24.

L: Donald Mack Gray Jr. R: Tamra Ann Gibson

The body was found May 28 between two buildings in Junction City. Her car was found burned on June 1 in Laramie, Wyoming.

Authorities say 58-year-old Donald Mack Gray Jr. of Buxton, North Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery. Gray is in custody in Billings, Montana, on charges related to the death of an 81-year-old Montana man. Police say the two cases are not connected.