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Body of missing Mount Airy woman found buried on boyfriend’s property: Deputies

Investigators said Sierra Kathleen Henderson Ashburn, 28, was reported missing early Wednesday morning by her boyfriend, Brandon Thomas Shaw.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — The body of a missing woman has been found, according to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said Sierra Kathleen Henderson Ashburn, 28, was reported missing early Wednesday morning by her boyfriend, Brandon Thomas Shaw. The Sheriff’s Office said Shaw was living with Ashburn on Woodville Church Road in Mount Airy. Investigators said Shaw provided them with enough details leading detectives to the discovery of Ashburn’s body which was buried on the property.

Shaw was arrested for First Degree Murder and he’s currently being held without bond in the Surry County Detention Center. Investigators said an argument between the couple led to Ashburn’s death.

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