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Bloomington woman sentenced in mutilation of Secor man's body

A 25-year-old Bloomington woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for concealing a homicide and mutilating a body.
Vishawn Mills admitted to covering up the August 2013 slaying of 74-year-old Oakley Mitchell of Secor. He was shot and his body was burned and dumped in the Mackinaw River. Mitchell's remains were found at his Woodford County home and under a bridge along the river in another county.

Mills was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years on the mutilation charge and four years on the homicide concealment charge. First-degree murder charges against her were dropped as part of a plea agreement.

Mills' boyfriend, Rayshawn Johnson, is serving 50 years for murder in the case.

     

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