By: The Olympian/AP, Aug. 13, 2019

The daughter of an Olympia woman reported missing in July is accused of strangling and dismembering her, leaving body parts in dumpsters and trash cans throughout northwest Olympia, according to police and court documents filed in Thurston County Superior Court.

Amara J. Lundy, 23, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Monday following a police interview. In court Tuesday, Court Commissioner Rebekah Zinn ordered Lundy be held without bail, citing the severity and premeditation of the alleged crime.

Susan Lundy, 58, had been living with her daughter on the 1400 block of Division Street Northwest before she went missing. According to prosecutors’ probable cause declaration, two of her friends reported her missing July 6, more than a month after they last had contact with her.

Susan Lundy (Olympia Police Dept)

They entered her home through an unlocked window and found the water and electricity had been cut off, the toilet was full and there were several bottles and jugs of urine.

During a search of the home, police found a strong bleach smell in the basement and in a large yard waste container, along with a new padlock on the door to the basement.

Susan Lundy’s identification and credit cards were found in a garbage can at a west Olympia shopping center.

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