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Columbus, Ohio, man indicted in death of Fishers girl Hailey Buzbee – WRTV

Columbus, Ohio, man indicted in death of Fishers girl Hailey Buzbee  WRTV A Columbus, Ohio, man has been indicted on federal charges in the death of a 17-year-old Fishers, Indiana, girl whose remains were found in an Ohio national…
One Place News   •   October 16, 2026   •   Updated October 16, 2026
Columbus, Ohio, man indicted in death of Fishers girl Hailey Buzbee – WRTV

Columbus, Ohio, man indicted in death of Fishers girl Hailey Buzbee  WRTV

A Columbus, Ohio, man has been indicted on federal charges in the death of a 17-year-old Fishers, Indiana, girl whose remains were found in an Ohio national forest earlier this year. Tyler Thomas, 39, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Columbus on nine charges related to the disappearance and death of Hailey […] A Columbus, Ohio, man has been indicted on federal charges in the death of a 17-year-old Fishers, Indiana, girl whose remains were found in an Ohio national forest earlier this year. Tyler Thomas, 39, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Columbus on nine charges related to the disappearance and death of Hailey Buzbee, according to U.S.

Attorney Dominick Gerace II. The charges include kidnapping resulting in death, attempted enticement of a minor, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, two counts of an offense resulting in death, sexual exploitation of a minor, obstruction of justice, and accessing digital materials with the intent to view child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors said Thomas obstructed the investigation by decapitating, dismembering and burying Buzbee’s body. Gerace said the most serious charges are punishable by death. Thomas was initially federally charged Feb. 10 with sexual exploitation of a minor

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