Erica Bradfield, 41, was found dead in Evansville, Indiana, on December 22, 2017. Her remains were discovered concealed in garbage bags behind a residence on Bellemeade Avenue. An autopsy identified her as Erica M. Bradfield and determined the cause of death to be a single gunshot wound to the head; the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators focused on 38-year-old Earl Martin, who lived at the house behind which the body was found. A witness told police Martin claimed he had shot and killed an intruder and then dismembered the body to dispose of it. Martin was charged with murder and obstruction of justice; a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf in early January 2018 and prosecutors had said they would seek life without parole if he were convicted.

Martin was also charged separately in the December 2017 murder and robbery of 20-year-old Christopher Hoefling and was later convicted and sentenced in that case. The Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office subsequently dismissed the charges in Bradfield’s death after reviewing the evidence and conferring with the parties. Does anyone have information about Bradfield’s last known movements or contacts in Evansville?