A former model was found shot to death on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania over the weekend and a man was arrested for her murder, officials said.
The body of Rebecca Landrith, 47, from Alexandria, Virginia, was found by a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation official next to an I-80 ramp earlier on Sunday, The Philly Voice reported.
The coroner reported that Landrith had several gunshot wounds to the head, neck and throat, and 18 bullets were removed from his body.
An iStudio page for Landrith says she already worked as a model in New York City and was a finalist in the “Miss Manhattan” contest in 2014, as well as the “America’s It Girl Miss Lady Liberty” contest.
“In. Landrith appeared in several product ads, video commercials, magazines, acted as a spokesperson for videos for companies and their websites and several high fashion shows, including Fashion Week,” says his bio.
Police found a note in Landrith’s pocket that led to the arrest of 28-year-old Tracy Rollins on Wednesday.
Rollins, a truck driver from Dallas, was taken into custody in Milldale, Connecticut, on charges of murder and corpse abuse, PennLive reported.
The note had Rollins’ name, a phone number and an email address, investigators said. Officials also said that Landrith recently traveled through Indiana and Wisconsin.
Rollins told investigators that he did not know Landrith and that he was traveling with a woman named “Leslie” that he met at a truck stop in Connecticut, according to a sworn statement obtained by PennLive.
He said that he and Leslie traveled to Maine; Brooklyn, New York; Connecticut; and Wisconsin, says the statement.
Police learned that the model made hotel reservations in December under the name Leslie Myers, the agency said.
Landrith’s family was in mourning for her death, but was happy that an arrest was finally made.
“We are relieved,” Brother George Landrith told PennLive. “It does not alleviate the feeling of loss.”
“Her family loved her deeply,” he added. “None of this brings you back. It is important that she receives justice. “