Suspect Took Authorities To Missing Virginia Mom's Body: Official

WAKE, VA — The body of a Virginia mother of two who disappeared Tuesday while walking out to her car has been found, and investigators suspect she was killed. Alvin Keyser lead authorities to the body of TerriLynn St. John, of Wake, on Thursday morning, the Middlesex County Sheriff's office announced. She was lying in a patch of grass about 20 feet off Barricks Mill Road.

Investigators are treating St. John's death as a homicide, authorities said. Her body will be taken to a medical examiner to determine exactly how she died.

Keyser, 23, of Topping, was named a suspect and has been taken into custody, authorities said. He awaits charges.

"We do know that Mr. Keyser was an acquaintance. To what degree, we don't know," the office said in a press conference.

BREAKING: Keyser is charged with 1st degree murder and concealing or altering a dead body. More charges could be pending. #13NewsNow
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An investigation remains ongoing.

On Tuesday morning, St. John went out to her car to get ready to take her young kids to day care, but seemingly vanished into thin air. A relative received a call from St. John's employer saying she hadn't showed up for work. He went over to her home and found the door open. Her two children, ages 2 and 3, were alone inside, something he said she never would've done.

St. John's cellphone was found in the bushes outside her home. Her broken necklace was found in the yard, according to a missing persons flyer from The AWARE Foundation, Inc.

Pictures of the scene where they found the missing mom. #13NewsNow pic.twitter.com/QkjwBPp0Ya
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Photo credit: The AWARE Foundation, Inc., used with permission.