Arrested was Johnny Edwards Malisham, age 60.
Reports say the suspect believed Hoover had stolen from him, then killed her with a hatchet before burying her in his backyard.
Hoover was reported missing in March, 2021 and found after police were notified of a body buried in the yard.
The arrest was made May 11, 2021.
A CONVICTED murderer who allegedly hacked a woman to death and buried her remains in his backyard has been arrested,
Johnny Edwards Malisham, 60, was arrested by the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office on Tuesday for murder after police found human remains buried under a burn pit behind his Florida home.
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On Sunday, the caller told the Butler County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama that Malisham killed Cynthia Hoover, 60, with a hatchet.
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The tipster told police Malisham told her he thought Hoover had stolen from him, and even described to the woman how he cracked Hoover's skull with a hatchet.
Malisham then allegedly threatened the woman if she told anyone about his request.
[BRUTAL 'CRIME' Convicted murderer ‘cracked woman’s skull with a hatchet and buried her body underneath a burn pit in his backyard’, by Catherina Gioino, thesun.co.uk, May 14 2021]
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