"A friend of Sullivan's reported to Nashua, New Hampshire police that he said he had shot and killed a woman named Jill at his home around January of last year and buried her under the floor of his garage, the DA said. Nashua police connected the report to Jill Kloppenburg, who was reported missing to Tewksbury police in February of 2025 and put in a missing persons database."
"Shawn Sullivan, 40, is set to be arraigned in Lowell District Court Tuesday on charges of murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing bodily injury, and improper disposal of human remains, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan announced."
"Detectives from multiple agencies searched Sullivan's Audrey Avenue home and found 'a large, patched area in the garage,' Ryan's office said. Scanning the garage floor using radar technology, investigators found a 5 feet by 3 feet area 'that had been cut and patched.'"
Shawn Sullivan, 40, is charged with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and improper disposal of human remains following the discovery of human remains beneath his garage. The remains are believed to belong to Jill Kloppenburg, a 47-year-old Lowell woman reported missing in February 2025 after last being seen leaving her home on January 2, 2025. Sullivan allegedly confessed to a friend that he shot and killed a woman named Jill at his home around January 2024 and buried her under his garage floor. Investigators from multiple agencies searched Sullivan's Audrey Avenue home and used radar technology to locate a patched 5-by-3-foot area in the garage floor. Sullivan and Kloppenburg were friends who knew each other and spent time together around the time of her disappearance.
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