Crime & Safety
Crime Scene Cleaner Stole Cash: TBI
A Georgia man working on the clean-up of a murder scene in Williamson County stole an envelope full of cash, according to the TBI.
THOMPSON'S STATION, TN -- A man working with a team cleaning up a Williamson County murder scene stole an envelope of cash from the home, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Following the Oct. 29 murder of Phillip Pero, a crime-scene clean-up team came in to clean the Thompson's Station home where he was killed. A resident of the home returned after the scene was cleared and discovered an envelope of cash that had been in a bedroom was missing.
The TBI began investigating at the request of District Attorney General Kim Helper and "developed information that Christopher Bianchi," a member of the clean-up crew, had stolen the cash.
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The Williamson County grand jury indicted Bianchi, 31, of Cumming, Ga., on one count of theft Feb. 12. He was arrested Tuesday.
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