Woman’s Killer Arrested Months After Death: St. Pete Police

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection to the death of 42-year-old Kelli Fisher, whose remains were found weeks after she was reported missing in July, according to a St. Petersburg police news release.

Ivan Edward was charged with first-degree murder in her death.

Fisher was last seen leaving in her aunt’s car on July 16. The car was found July 18 abandoned in an empty lot, police said.

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Her family made an emotional plea for information on her whereabouts on July 30.

On Aug. 1, the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Officer confirmed that remains found in a burned-out house on Prescott Street S. belonged to Fisher, police said.

She was stabbed numerous times before the fire.

Edward is a family acquaintance and knew Fisher. He has been in custody since July 29 for unrelated charges of auto theft and armed burglary.