PALM BAY, Fla. – Police in Palm Bay arrested a man they say dumped the body of a woman who disappeared in 2023.

Stefan Eide, 32, was arrested Thursday in connection with the disappearance of 25-year-old Marissa Garcia.

According to the arrest affidavit, Garcia was seen by an acquaintance getting into a silver pickup truck with a dirt bike mounted in the back on Dec. 23, 2023, in the area of Pinewood Drive Northeast in Palm Bay.

Police spent a year investigating the disappearance until they tracked down Eide, who owned the truck.

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Eide initially denied knowing Garcia, but according to the report, he eventually admitted that he picked Garcia up and took her to Max Rodes Park, where they had sex. Eide told poli

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