Virginia authorities say an body has been located one mile away from the home of missing mother, TerriLynn St. John.

A man is in custody in connection to the deceased body, law enforcement officials said.

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A body was found near the home of a 23-year-old woman who mysteriously went missing Tuesday morning, according to the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office. source

St. John. was last heard from around 7:30 a.m., when she went to her car in her front yard, preparing to take her children to daycare, according to family members.

The door of the home was found open and her small children were found alone inside her home.

TerriLynn St. John’s cellphone and broken necklace were found in the front yard of the family’s Middlesex County home.

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