WADSWORTH, Ohio -- A Wadsworth High School student has been charged with aggravated murder in connection with a 98-year-old woman's death, police said.

The 17-year-old boy is also charged with aggravated burglary and abuse of a corpse in the death of Margaret M. Douglas, Wadsworth police Chief Randy Reinke confirmed late Tuesday afternoon.

He will appear Wednesday in Medina County Juvenile Court, Reinke said.

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Douglas was found dead April 9 in a closet in her home. Clothes and other items were placed around Douglas'' body to conceal it, police said.

Investigators are still awaiting the results of an autopsy but believe Douglas was strangled, Reinke said.

Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the killing, Wadsworth police Lt. Dave Dorland said Tuesday. The teen took several items from the home, Dorland said.

His criminal history includes prior arrests for non-violent offenses such as vandalism and theft, Dorland said.

The teen was arrested Monday in Fairview Park and remains in custody at the Medina County Juvenile Detention Center, police said.

An out-of-town relative reported Douglas missing April 9. Douglas' friends had not heard from her since April 3, police said.

Wadsworth police officers did not find any evidence of foul play during an initial search of Douglas' home. Investigators found her body when they searched the home a second time, police said.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted in processing the scene.

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