Soldier charged with murder after female sergeant's body found in dumpster at Missouri base

A worker has been charged pinch execution successful relationship to nan decease of a 23-year-old female sergeant whose assemblage was recovered wrong a dumpster astatine Fort Leonard Wood successful Missouri.

Specialist Wooster Rancy, 21, of nan 5th Engineer Battalion, was charged successful narration to nan decease of Sergeant Sarah Roque, nan Army said.

Roque was first reported missing connected Monday, October 21, aft her family and concatenation of bid were incapable to interaction her.

The guidelines announced that Roque's assemblage was recovered successful a dumpster adjacent barracks for azygous soldiers a time aft she was reported missing. Officials declined to opportunity who recovered her assemblage aliases whether location was a suspected origin of death.

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A worker has been charged pinch execution successful relationship to nan decease of Sgt. Sarah Roque, whose assemblage was recovered successful a dumpster connected base. (U.S. Army)

"It is pinch a dense bosom that we pass nan Fort Leonard Wood organization that our missing Soldier, Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, has been recovered deceased," they wrote successful a Facebook post.

The guidelines said Rancy is presently being held successful pretrial confinement awaiting a preliminary hearing.

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Rancy is primitively from North Miami, Florida, and serves arsenic a combat technologist pinch nan 509th Clearance Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, nan guidelines said. He joined nan Army successful 2022 and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood.

The Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division said they are continuing to investigate.

A motive for nan execution has not yet been determined. It is besides unclear if Rancy and Roque knew each other.

Roque was from Ligonier, Indiana, and served arsenic a span unit personnel and a excavation canine handler pinch nan K-9 detachment of nan 5th Engineer Battalion, guidelines officials said successful a news release. 

She enlisted successful 2020 and attended basal training astatine Fort Leonard Wood. Her awards and decorations included nan Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and nan Army Service Ribbon.

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Sgt. Sarah Roque first enlisted successful nan U.S. Army successful 2020. (U.S. Army)

Beck said her decease has caused a "tremendous void" successful their team.

"The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood squad is profoundly saddened by this devastating loss, and we nonstop our deepest condolences to nan family, friends and chap Soldiers of Sergeant Roque," Beck said. 

"Sergeant Roque was a daughter, sister, friend and worker who chose to service our state bravely and honorably," he said. "Her passing has caused a tremendous void passim our team, and while location are nary words to easiness nan pain, we proceed to supply care, resources and support to those who are affected during this difficult time."

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Roque's decease came aft Army Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, was brutally killed successful May successful her location adjacent Fort Campbell successful Louisiana.

According to an autopsy report, Dueñas suffered 68 stab wounds to her cervix and precocious body. The aesculapian examiner ruled her decease a homicide owed to crisp unit injuries.

In nan months since, nary fishy has been named, nary motive identified and nary arrests made.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and The Associated Press contributed to this report.