MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officers investigating the killing and dismemberment of a 19-year-old woman say they have discovered remains in a western Minnesota landfill believed to be those of the victim. Twenty-seven-year-old Ethan Broad was charged this week in Clay County with second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony in the death of Dystynee Avery. Two more people have been arrested on accessory to murder charges. Moorhead Police Capt. Deric Swenson says officers had been searching the landfill for three days, but gave no further details The criminal complaint says Broad confessed to killing and dismembering Avery, but says it was an act of self-defense.

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The April 17, 2020 photo provided by Clay County (Minn.) Jail, shows Ethan Broad. Broad, a western Minnesota man, killed a missing 19-year-old woman, dismembered her in his garage and disposed of the body parts in dumpsters outside his apartment, prosecutors alleged Monday April 20, 2020. (Clay County Jail via AP)