Third person charged in 2021 death of Columbia man in Benton County

Third suspect charged in 2021 homicide of Columbia man in Benton County

A third suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to the 2021 killing of a Columbia man near Warsaw.

Third person charged in 2021 death of Columbia man in Benton County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third person has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Columbia man in 2021 in Benton County. Cody Garrett, 28, was reported missing on June 21, 2021. Benton County deputies found Garrett's vehicle and remains off the trails near a bike park outside Warsaw, Missouri. An autopsy showed he had been killed. Kayley and Michael Birnbaum were charged in May after he confessed to law enforcement, according to…