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2 teens arrested after body found behind abandoned plant

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - An informant led Indianapolis police to two 18-year-old men who were arrested for the murder of a man buried behind an abandoned electronics plant, reports CBS affiliate WTTV.

Caleb Bixler and Keith Cornwell were charged on Friday, Aug. 14, hours after police discovered the body of Ron Trahan in a mulch pile behind a former RCA processing plant.

Police said Trahan showed signs of physical trauma, but have not released the cause of death. Soon after the discovery police allegedly received a tip about the victim's former roommates, Bixler and Cornwell, both 18.

They were arrested that day, each on a preliminary charge of murder.

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