NEWPORT, Wash. – The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office (POCSO) announced Friday that two suspects have been arrested in connection to a homicide and kidnapping investigation.

Pend Oreille County deputies conducted a welfare check at a residence on Fertile Valley Road after a report from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, claiming a female was being held there against her will and a deceased male was buried nearby on private property.

Deputies arrived on scene, and discovered a female who was chained, preventing her from leaving. The Washington State Patrol Forensics team also confirmed that a deceased adult male was buried on the property. No cause of death has been determined yet for the buried man.

Two males and a female living on the property were detained.

John L. Rosen, 48, o

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