A suspect in custody in rural Kentucky told investigators a missing University of Cincinnati instructor is dead. This comes one day after Kentucky State Police found human remains near a Fleming County river bank. Charles L. Black, 55, of Hillsboro, Ky., told police that he and Kevin L. Howard, 37, of Owingsville, Ky., were with Randall Russ in Black's home in mid-August, according to an affidavit for search warrant. Black told investigators he was instructed by Howard to leave the home and go next door to a neighbor's house. When Black returned about 45 minutes later, he said he found Russ bound and gagged in a back bedroom. Black said he tried to find a heartbeat but couldn't find one. Black and Howard allegedly then put Russ' body into the victim's green Ford Focus and drove it to the river bank. The two men dug a shallow grave and placed Russ inside it. They also burned a mattress from the home Russ' body was removed from. Black told investigators where to find Russ' body. Authorities have yet to positively identified the remains found in that location. Russ' car was found on Tuesday. He was last seen on Aug. 18 at his Dry Ridge home, according to family members.
