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State Police Arrest Husband Of Missing Somerset Woman

PAINT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- State Police have arrested James Kline, husband of Cora Kline after they say he strangled her and buried her underneath their home.

Her remains were found on a property in Paint Township Monday, according to State Police.

Investigators say tattoos on the body matched photographs of Kline's tattoos. They don't know how long her body had been there.

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(Source: Pennsylvania State Police)

She had not been seen since April 4 and her husband was the last person to see her alive.

The following day, police executed a search warrant and located a body in the burial site.

James Kline is facing charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, strangulation, abuse of a corpse, simple assault, false report to law enforcement, and tampering with physical evidence.

Police say after they interviewed Kline, he was taken to UPMC Somerset for treatment due to a medical emergency.

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