Missing Odessa woman found slain in dumpster, 1 arrested

Ashley Williams, 21, was reported missing Tuesday Dec. 12. She was found slain in an Odessa trash bin and Kevin Lee Roberts, 22, is charged with her death. Ashley Williams, 21, was reported missing Tuesday Dec. 12. She was found slain in an Odessa trash bin and Kevin Lee Roberts, 22, is charged with her death. Photo: Odessa Police Department Photo: Odessa Police Department Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Missing Odessa woman found slain in dumpster, 1 arrested 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

ODESSA — Police say an Odessa woman reported missing has been found slain in a trash bin and her boyfriend's roommate is charged with her death.

Police say 22-year-old Kevin Lee Roberts of Odessa was being held Wednesday on a murder charge after his arrest near Weatherford, nearly 300 miles away. Roberts was located Tuesday night driving a car belonging to the victim's boyfriend, who hours earlier reported her missing.

Officers interviewed Roberts, then found the stabbed body of 21-year-old Ashley Williams in a dumpster. No possible motive was released.

Roberts also was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Odessa police on Tuesday arrested the victim's boyfriend on unrelated charges in a child sexual assault investigation.