Soldier charged with murder after female sergeant's body found in dumpster at Missouri base

A worker has been charged with execution successful transportation to the decease of a 23-year-old pistillate sergeant whose assemblage was recovered wrong a dumpster astatine Fort Leonard Wood successful Missouri.

Specialist Wooster Rancy, 21, of the 5th Engineer Battalion, was charged successful narration to the decease of Sergeant Sarah Roque, the Army said.

Roque was archetypal reported missing connected Monday, October 21, aft her household and concatenation of bid were incapable to interaction her.

The basal announced that Roque's assemblage was recovered successful a dumpster adjacent barracks for azygous soldiers a time aft she was reported missing. Officials declined to accidental who recovered her assemblage oregon whether determination was a suspected origin of death.

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A worker has been charged with execution successful transportation to the decease of Sgt. Sarah Roque, whose assemblage was recovered successful a dumpster connected base. (U.S. Army)

"It is with a dense bosom that we pass the Fort Leonard Wood assemblage that our missing Soldier, Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, has been recovered deceased," they wrote successful a Facebook post.

The basal said Rancy is presently being held successful pretrial confinement awaiting a preliminary hearing.

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Rancy is primitively from North Miami, Florida, and serves arsenic a combat technologist with the 509th Clearance Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, the basal said. He joined the Army successful 2022 and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood.

The Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division said they are continuing to investigate.

A motive for the execution has not yet been determined. It is besides unclear if Rancy and Roque knew each other.

Roque was from Ligonier, Indiana, and served arsenic a span unit subordinate and a excavation canine handler with the K-9 detachment of the 5th Engineer Battalion, basal officials said successful a quality release. 

She enlisted successful 2020 and attended basal grooming astatine Fort Leonard Wood. Her awards and decorations included the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

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Sgt. Sarah Roque archetypal enlisted successful the U.S. Army successful 2020. (U.S. Army)

Beck said her decease has caused a "tremendous void" successful their team.

"The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood squad is profoundly saddened by this devastating loss, and we nonstop our deepest condolences to the family, friends and chap Soldiers of Sergeant Roque," Beck said. 

"Sergeant Roque was a daughter, sister, person and worker who chose to service our state bravely and honorably," helium said. "Her passing has caused a tremendous void passim our team, and portion determination are nary words to easiness the pain, we proceed to supply care, resources and enactment to those who are affected during this hard time."

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Roque's decease came aft Army Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, was brutally killed successful May successful her location adjacent Fort Campbell successful Louisiana.

According to an autopsy report, Dueñas suffered 68 stab wounds to her cervix and precocious body. The aesculapian examiner ruled her decease a homicide owed to crisp unit injuries.

In the months since, nary fishy has been named, nary motive identified and nary arrests made.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and The Associated Press contributed to this report.