Police: Missing Mother's Body Found in Church Septic Tank

The body of a missing mother of three has been recovered from an underground septic system behind a rural Ohio church after the woman's mother-in-law told authorities where to find the corpse, according to police.

Authorities had been searching for 25-year-old Summer Inman since March 22. She was in an alleyway behind a bank that she was cleaning when two men forced her into a car, police in the town of Logan said.

"The body was very much intact [and] we're very comfortable with the identification," Logan Police Chief Aaron Miller told reporters during a news conference today.

Police investigated the incident as an apparent kidnapping and focused on Inman's estranged husband, William Inman II, 26. The couple, who were married in 2004, had been separated for about a year.

Summer Inman had filed for divorce and obtained an order of protection. According to court documents obtained by 10TV News, she said her husband had "threatened to kill" her.

Police last week filed kidnapping charges against Inman and his parents, William Inman, 47, and Sandra Inman, 46. According to Miller, authorities recently conducted a search of the parents' Jackson County home, during which they said they found "significant evidence" of their involvement in the crime.

Miller said Sandra Inman came forward Tuesday with information in the case.

"[She] asked to speak with her attorney," Miller said. "Shortly thereafter, [she] revealed the location of Summer Inman's body. Officers arrived at the location at about 8:50" Tuesday night.

Miller said police were led to an underground septic tank at Faith Tabernacle Church, off U.S. 33 in Nelsonville. "Her body was in a septic system at the rear of the church," he said.

Police say they have received information indicating that the Inmans may have been members of the church at some point.

Summer Inman has since been transported to Montgomery County, where an autopsy will be performed. Miller would not speculate on a cause of death, but he did say it appears "she was killed very quickly that evening -- the evening of the crime."

Hocking County Prosecutor Laina Fetherolf has confirmed that her office negotiated a deal with Sandra Inman, but she told reporters today that she is unable to "release any details of that at this time." The district attorney also declined to elaborate on what Inman allegedly said to police.

Fetherolf said it will be up to a grand jury to make a decision in the case regarding any murder complaints, but she was going to encourage a judge to ensure the Inmans would not be able to walk out of jail anytime soon.

"We have arraignments today in the charges that have been filed against the Inmans for kidnapping. ... We hope, at that time, the court will be favorable to our request to set an extremely high bond in the case so they won't be leaving the jail at this point," Fetherolf said.

Miller declined to discuss any other details of the case today. "This is an ongoing case as far as prosecution, and we are still developing information," he said.