Suspect charged in murder of missing Concrete, WA woman found in Skagit River

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A man has been charged with murder in connection to a missing woman whose body was recovered from the Skagit River earlier this month.

The backstory:

Juan Manuel Delgado Jr, 42, is charged with second-degree murder for the death of Krista Hunt, a 37-year-old Concrete woman who was reported missing on Feb. 1.

Search continues for missing woman last seen in Concrete, WA

The Skagit County Sheriff's Office is continuing their search for a missing woman who was last seen in Concrete earlier this month.

Skagit County deputies discovered Hunt's body during a search of the Skagit River on March 12. She was positively identified by the Skagit County Coroner a week later.

Remains found along Skagit River in WA identified as missing Concrete woman

Human remains found along the Skagit River have been identified as a Concrete, Washington, woman reported missing in February.

Delgado was already in jail for unrelated charges when investigators forwarded murder charges in connection to Hunt's death on March 20.

Delgado is being held on $1 million bail as the investigation continues.

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The Source: Information in this story came from the Skagit County Sheriff's Office, FOX News Digital and previous FOX 13 Seattle reporting.

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