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"The Hancock County Sheriff's Office says it plans to deliver a presentation to the District Attorney's Office in the next week, making a case for at least one charge against a couple they call \"suspects\" in the murder and dismemberment of a Bourbon Street dancer.The remains of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart washed ashore in Hancock County, Miss., last June. She was reported missing days before her torso washed ashore on a beach.Lockhart was last seen on surveillance video inside a French Quarter men's club days before her disappearance. She was seen on recordings accompanied by\u00A028-year-old Margaret Sanchez and 39-year-old Terry Speaks.The couple was taken into custody in Tangipahoa Parish on a traffic stop.Sanchez was eventually released, and Speaks, who is a convicted sex offender, was extradited to North Carolina where he was wanted for violating rules related to his conviction. Speaks was eventually taken to a federal prison in New York.Neither Sanchez nor Speaks were charged in connection with Lockhart's death.However, investigators said the two remain suspects in this case and authorities have been continuing to sift through evidence and speak with witnesses.Now, they feel they have enough to move forward with a case, but it may not bring a charge of murder. It is possible, instead, that initial charges against Sanchez and Speaks could focus on desecration of a human corpse.\"Our strongest position is an alternative charge other than homicide,\"\u00A0Hancock County Commander and Chief Investigator Glenn Grannan told WDSU.\u00A0\"I don't want to discuss just what that is yet, but that's what we believe. We also have a pretty strong case for homicide. But if we charge them with homicide and I'm not successful with a conviction, then double jeopardy comes into play and I'll never get another chance.\"In Mississippi, all felony cases must go before a grand jury. Eighteen citizens will decide whether to bring charges -- whatever they are -- against Sanchez and Speaks. There is no timeline for when that could happen.After interviewing dozens of people, looking at evidence and reviewing analysis from tidal experts, Grannan said, \"These things standing on their own don't mean a lot, but as everything came together we saw this is a really classic circumstantial case -- it's very good.\"Watch reportView investigation timelinePrevious stories:Man connected to Lockhart case moved to new locationWoman connected to Lockhart case releasedEvidence in Lockhart case moved to FBI headquarters in VirginiaSign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. \u00A0Click\u00A0 here from your desktop computer to signup; on mobile website use drop down to right to \"Get Email Alerts.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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