Man indicted in slaying of missing Henderson woman

A antheral was indicted Thursday successful the slaying of a 34-year-old Henderson pistillate who went missing much than a twelvemonth ago.

Cheryl Beardall was last seen live successful July, though her assemblage has ne'er been found. Prosecutors said they utilized societal media, email and IP addresses to necktie her erstwhile boyfriend, Philip Mathew O’Reilly, a 35-year-old felon, to her death.

Beardall’s 2 children, 11 and 14 astatine the time, past saw her — beaten and bloody but inactive live — connected a country of a furniture successful the superior chamber of their location successful precocious July, authorities said.

The children told authorities that they stayed with O’Reilly for weeks aft they past saw their parent alive.

Along with 1 number of execution with a deadly weapon, O’Reilly faces 2 counts of kid abuse.

In different case, O’Reilly besides faces 27 counts of lewdness, intersexual battle with a minor, and kid abuse, neglect oregon endangerment successful transportation with maltreatment and intersexual attacks connected 2 children dating backmost a decennary earlier Beardall went missing.

O’Reilly was connected location apprehension successful that lawsuit erstwhile helium was arrested successful transportation with Beardall’s sidesplitting Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

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