Missing Woman's Body Found In Burned Gallatin Barn: MNPD

GALLATIN, TN -- A body believed to be that of missing Nashville woman Letitia Lane was found Thursday in the remnants of a burned barn in Gallatin, according to Metro Police.

Both MNPD and the Gallatin Police are investigating the homicide after the body was found in the barn on Church Street in the Sumner County city.

Lane, 46, had been missing since March 10. On March 12, a co-worker called her phone after she didn't show up for work at the AT&T Building. The co-worker heard a woman crying and a rustling noise before the phone disconnected. Lane is the mother of three children. Metro Police suspected foul play from early on in the investigation..

On March 16, Lane's ex-boyfriend, 49-year-old James Alfonzo "Fuzz" Vaughn, was shot and killed during a stand-off with Clarksville Police at an apartment complex. Police had learned Vaughn was staying with a friend at the complex and had gone to ask him about Lane's disappearance. Vaughn was the last person seen with Lane.

Vaughn was convicted of murder in 1996 following a deadly shooting at a Gallatin restaurant in 1995. In 2006, the Supreme Court of Tennessee reversed the conviction because of ineffective counsel and Vaughn was released pending a new trial.

In addition to a reward announced Wednesday, Lane's family had hired a private investigator and set up a GoFundMe page to aid in the effort to find her.

Photo via Metro Nashville Police