Missing Alabama woman found dead, wrapped in plastic with her hands and feet bound, behind man's home, weeks after attending a party at his house

  • Jeannette Brannon, 30, found in a wooded area behind home of Charles Sexton
  • Sexton, 58, has been charged with murder and admitted to moving her body
  • Told investigators they got into a physical altercation and Brannon hurt her head
  • Police said he changed his story 'multiple times' about how she injured herself 
  • Said he fell asleep and woke up the next morning to find her dead on his floor  

By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:24 EST, 30 December 2016 | Updated: 15:57 EST, 30 December 2016

An Alabama woman has been found dead, her body wrapped in plastic with her hands and feet bound, three weeks after she was reported missing by her family. 

Jeannette 'Jenny' Brannon, 30, was found at the bottom of an embankment in a wooded area behind the Cottondale home of Charles Richard Sexton. 

Sexton, 58, has been charged with Brannon's murder. Investigators said he admitted to moving her body, but has changed his story multiple times as to how she died.

Brannon was last seen alive by friends who said she went to a party at Sexton's house the weekend of December 2. 

The body of Jeannette 'Jenny' Brannon, 30, was found at the bottom of an embankment in a wooded area behind the Cottondale home of Charles Richard Sexton last week 

Sexton, 58, has been charged with Brannon's murder. Investigators said he admitted to finding Brannon dead in his home (pictured), but changed his story multiple times as to how she died

She was seen at Sexton's home again by her friends when they returned to the home on December 6, according to Tuscaloosa News. 

Authorities believe that was the day Brannon was killed, said Capt Gary Hood of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit.

'There was alcohol, and possibly some drugs involved,' Hood said about the party. 'I can't confirm that at this point.' 

Sexton told investigators he and Brannon had been involved in a physical altercation the night she died, and that she injured her head during the fight and had been bleeding heavily.

Brannon was last seen alive by friends who said she went to a party at Sexton's house the weekend of December 2

But Sexton gave 'multiple stories' as to how Brannon specifically injured her head, according to court records.

Sexton told investigators he fell asleep after the fight and found Brannon dead on the floor the next morning.

He then admitted to wrapping Brannon's body in plastic before moving her to a trash dump behind his mobile home.  

Brannon was officially reported missing by her family on December 9.

Her friends were interviewed and phone records were examined before someone came forward and 'made a huge break' in the case, according to Hood. 

Brannon's body was discovered behind Sexton's home on December 21. 

Sexton was arrested the next day due to evidence found in his own home and statements he made to police, according to AL.com. 

He was booked into Tuscaloosa County Jail and released on $75,000 bond the next day. 

Brannon's family was informed on Thursday morning. 

'The family reports that the police knocked on the door at 5am with the news that unfortunately they were expecting to hear,' a prepared statement read. 

'They need time to grieve and take time for the information to sink in.' 

It has since been revealed that Sexton has a long history of violent crimes against women. 

Sexton was charged with first-degree burglary and third-degree domestic violence in 2013 after a woman claimed he had threatened her with a knife. The case was dismissed.

Sexton admitted to disposing of Brannon's body in a trash dump behind his home (pictured), but claims she injured her head during a physical altercation they had on December 6

Brannon's body was discovered behind Sexton's home (pictured) on December 21

That same year a different women reported that Sexton had punched and kicked her. He was requited to complete 16 sessions of a domestic violence intervention program.  

In 2012 another women sought a restraining order against Sexton and claimed he had burned her house down and was making threatening phone calls. 

She withdrew the request the following month. 

A different women claimed Sexton had threatened her with a knife, punched her in the face and grabbed her hair in 2010. 

He was found guilty of a misdemeanor and had to complete a court-ordered anger management program. 

Last year Sexton was also charged with second-degree assault after he allegedly injured a man with a knife. The case was dismissed. 

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