Esther Jones believed dead, man charged with murder [Video]

Police in Nova Scotia now believe a woman reported missing earlier this month is dead, and a man has been charged in her disappearance.

Dale Allen Toole, 54, of Tremont, N.S., was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of Esther Jones, 55.

However, the missing woman’s body has yet to be found.

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The RCMP provided an update on the case during a news conference in Dartmouth, N.S., Friday afternoon.

Jones was last seen alive at the Kingston Bible College in Kingston, N.S., on Aug. 31 and reported missing to police on Sept. 2.

Police found the woman’s vehicle – a silver 2009 Volkswagen Passat – abandoned in Greenwood, N.S., on Sept. 4. The Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit took over the investigation at that time.

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