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The body parts,
which included a foot, were wrapped inside plastic bags, Seattle
police said in a statement.
A suspect identified as John Robert Charlton, 37, has been taken
into custody and was being held at King County Jail on
investigation of murders charges, police said.
The body parts have been tentatively identified as a person
reported missing in the nearby suburb of Renton, police said.
The Seattle Times reported the victim is a missing mother of
three who was last heard from as she prepared to go on a Friday
date with a man she met online, the newspaper said, citing
friends and law enforcement.
The woman's friends have taken to social media saying the
suspect was the man she was meeting, the newspaper reported.
It was unclear if he had obtained an attorney. A phone number
for Charlton's home could not immediately be found.
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office will make a final
determination on the victim's identity.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in New York; Editing by Simon
Cameron-Moore)
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