Missing Arizona radio ham found dead in trailer

A sad end to the search for a Glendale, Arizona, radio ham who went missing in mid August.

Amateur Radio Newsline Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, has the
details on what appears to be a vicious crime:

Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona are confirming the body of 30-year-old David Wile, KE7SWL, of Glendale, was found August 24th, hidden inside a box trailer being pulled by a truck in the Sun City area.

The truck driver, 48-year-old David Edison, has been charged with concealing a body. He is being held on $20,000 bond.

An autopsy on August 27th by the Maricopa County medical examiner confirmed the body was indeed Wile's.
A cause and manner of death was still being investigated.
The sheriff's homicide unit is also now actively pursuing the case. They say more charges could be pending against Edison.

Investigators say they got a call from a couple following the truck and trailer on August 24th and they reported what they described as a foul smell coming from the vehicle.
They gave deputies the description and license number of the vehicle and it was stopped a short time later between Peoria and Sun City, authorities say. Investigators say when
deputies opened the trailer, they made the grim discovery of a decaying body tucked inside a garment.

Edison was interviewed, but is reported to have invoked his right to counsel and he was charged and committed to the jail. On a blog posting, a woman identifying herself as David Wile's aunt claimed the suspect is a roommate and former business partner of her nephew.

Wile was reportedly last seen at his Glendale home on August 14th . He was reported missing by his family on August 17th after he failed to show up for a ballroom dance competition at a Tempe, Arizona dance studio.

Mark Abramowicz, NT3V
Amateur Radio Newsline

Source: Amateur Radio Newsline