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Man pleads guilty to the murder of Tierra Bryant

Middleburg Heights woman disappeared in 2015
Posted at 2:23 PM, Mar 13, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-13 14:23:21-04

The man who led investigators to the body of Tierra Bryant, a missing Middleburg Heights woman who disappeared in 2015, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges surrounding her death.

Rashan Hunt, 39, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse and obstructing official business.

Bryant was last seen on March 30, 2015. In June of last year, Hunt led investigators to a wooded area in Elyria where Bryant was believed to have been buried.

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The next month, authorities confirmed Bryant's remains had been found and positively identified.

Hunt will be sentenced on April 9.