Monroe Deputies Working Missing Man Case

ABERDEEN, Miss. ( WCBI) – A confession leads Monroe County investigators to the body of a missing man.

William Pace is charged in the death of 43 year old Ronnie Max Duke of Amory.

Investigators say an altercation between the two men occurred at a residence on Highway 6 off of Mize Road.

Monroe County Sheriff’ Cecil Cantrell tells WCBI-TV that a conversation with Pace led them to Duke’s body.

Deputies have located Duke’s body off of Brown-Taylor Road near Hatley .

Duke was reported missing January 15th by family members, and a weekend of investigation led deputies to  Pace, who was at the time, a person of interest in Duke’s disappearance.

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