Two charged with disposing of corpse

Two suspects have been charged with disposing of a corpse as authorities shift their focus north of the state line in the case of a Ramer, Tenn. woman whose body was found floating in the Tuscumbia River. Aaron Hastings of Corinth and Amanda Ervin Wilbanks of Ramer were charged by Alcorn County authorities with the disposal of the body of 50-year-old Donna Hill of Ramer, Tenn.
Hill's body was discovered by a deer hunter floating in the Tuscumbia River approximately three miles north of the Tuscumbia Wildlife Management Area boat ramp off of County Road 750 on Sunday, Oct. 25. Alcorn County Sheriff's Department Investigator Jerry Rogers said he expects the disposal of a corpse charge to be the only charges faced by the pair in Alcorn County in relation to the case. He said evidence points to Hill having been killed elsewhere before being dumped in the river in Alcorn County.
"There's nothing to lead us to believe that the murder took place in Alcorn County," said Rogers.
He said the remainder of the probe into Hill's death is being handled by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. TBI Agent in Charge in Jackson, Tenn. John Mehr was out of his office Monday afternoon and could not be reached for comment.
Hastings was arrested by Corinth police shortly after the discovery of Hill's body on an unrelated burglary charge and is being held in the Corinth City Jail.
Wilbanks was arrested by the McNairy County Sheriff's Department and charged with theft over $10,000. She is accused of being in possession of Hill's rental car which was reported as missing after her body was discovered. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Alcorn County Sheriff's Department at 662-286-5521, the McNairy County Sheriff's Department at 731-645-1000 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI FIND.