Man Charged with Murder of Woman Whose Remains Were Found in Portland

Authorities have announced an arrest in a case that involved the discovery of a set of human remains in the north county in September 2021. The Buffalo Police Department, Erie County District Attorney's Office and Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office made the announcement during a joint press conference at Buffalo Police Headquarters late Wednesday morning. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said the arrest was in connection with the death of 50-year-old Marquita Mull, whose remains were identified about one month after they were first discovered...

Joseph Gramaglia: body was identified in October

Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane says 61-year-old Richard Fox of Buffalo has been charged with 2nd-degree murder. Keane says he was arrested Tuesday in Niagara Falls and was arraigned Wednesday morning...

Michael Keane: Fox was arraigned this morning

Keane says Fox, who is accused of killing Mull at a location in Buffalo, also faces four separate felony counts of failure to report as a sex offender. Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone says the cooperation of several police agencies helped make the arrest possible...

Jim Quattrone: a successful investigation

Mull's remains were found near a hiking trail in a wooded area off Woleben Road in the Town of Portland. Other agencies involved with the investigation included State Police, Niagara Falls Police, Lakewood-Busti Police, the Erie County Crime Analysis Center, and the Applied Forensic Science Department at Mercyhurst University.