Body Found In Norman Yard Identified As Missing Woman

Staff and Wire Reports

NORMAN, Oklahoma -- A body found in a shallow grave in Norman has been identified as that of a missing Oklahoma City woman.

Oklahoma medical examiner's office spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard says the body found Jan. 28 is that of 48-year-old Angela Biggers.

Ballard said a cause of death has not yet been determined.

The remains were found in the grave in the back yard of a vacant home in northwest Norman.

Biggers was reported missing Dec. 8 and her boyfriend -- 34-year-old Ronald Banks -- has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in her death.

Banks has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bond.

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