From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A grand jury this week indicted a resident of Florida for the kidnapping of Cassie Carli that resulted in her death. Carli’s body was found in a Springville barn.
Cassie Carli’s remains were found in a Springville barn in April of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa County Sheriff Facebook page)
U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Acting Special Agent in Felix A. Rivera-Esparra announced the indictment.
A one-count indictment filed in the U.S. District Court charges Carli’s ex-boyfriend Marcus Spanevelo, 35, of Panama City, Florida, with a kidnapping that resulted in a death arising out of events that occurred in the Northern District of Alabama in March 2022.
Carli’s body was found in a Springville barn by investigators on April, 3, 2022. Spanevelo reportedly had ties to the property and worked for a company in Springville.
St. Clair County District Attorney Lyle Harmon announced that Spanevelo had been charged with abuse of a corpse in October of 2022. A grand jury returned an indictment in December of 2022.
Law enforcement sources confirms that Carli’s remains were found at this barn on Highway 11 in Springville. (Photo by Scott Buttram)
The punishment range for kidnapping resulting in death is life in prison or death.
The FBI investigated the case along with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alan Baty, Bill Simpson and John Camp are prosecuting the case.
An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
