VALLEJO, Calif. - The man accused of dismembering a woman and concealing her body behind a wall of a detached unit of a Vallejo home has entered a plea in his case, officials say.

The defendant, Douglas Shaw, 41, of Vallejo , pleaded not guilty and waived time, according to the Solano County District Attorney's Office.

Renia Lewis, 28, was a Berkeley resident. Her family said on Sept. 30, her body was found by detectives in the home on 14th Street near Starr Avenue. Lewis had gone missing two days earlier.

Her case prompted an Ebony Alert and an intense search.

According to the victim's family and authorities, Shaw and Lewis may have only recently met.

Shaw, a mechanic at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, has two daughters.

The victim's mother tracked her daughter to the

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