On Wednesday, David Sparks was formally charged in the death of Savannah Spurlock by a Garrard County grand jury. The mother of four disappeared on Jan. 4 after leaving The Other Bar in Lexington, Kentucky, with three men. However, her body had ultimately been discovered at the rural home of Sparks' parents.

The recovery had followed a six-month investigation regarding the whereabouts of the Kentucky woman. Eventually, a tip came regarding a "foul odor," which led investigators to her location. As stated in the report regarding the effort, her remains “were located concealed in an unnatural position beneath the ground." After finding Spurlock's body, Sparks was arrested on July 11 and charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.

At a court hearing in July, a Kentucky State Police detective testified that her body, which had been covered with trash bags and a rug from Sparks' bedroom, had been located on the property in a grave that was 19 inches deep. Sparks later texted his sister to ask her where he could buy a similar rug to replace the one he had previously owned. Items belonging to the victim had also been found during the search efforts, along with a bloodstain that was "consistent with Spurlock's DNA" in Sparks' bedroom closet.

Eventually, surveillance footage from a neighboring home showed the woman entering the residence but never leaving, which police called "absolute proof" of his guilt. Now, he has officially been charged with the crime by the Garrard County grand jury, reports Courier Journal.

The two other men who had last been seen with her on recovered footage have not been named or charged with any crimes at this time. Police reportedly conducted interviews and assessed cell phone records to come to that conclusion. At this time, Sparks is being held on a $500,000 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 6.

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