Woman found dead on tracks had been stabbed repeatedly

Miamisburg police would not confirm if the two Miamisburg men, 26 and 21 years old, who are in the county jail, pending a decision on formal charges of aggravated murder, are connected to the case. The men, Joshua Sellers and Jamie Shaffer, are named in an affidavit filed in court Tuesday.

On Monday, Spinks’ mother said one of the men police have arrested and held in connection with the suspected homicide is a former boyfriend.

Police promised to release more information about the death of Spinks today. Officers were presenting information to prosecutors in a meeting that began about 2 p.m.

Linda Nicholas, a retired Xenia school teacher, and her husband William, a security guard, raised Spinks from an infant whose biological parents surrendered custody. She described a daughter as a typical 20-year-old, a lovely, shy girl with a fondness for pizza and french fries trying to start her adult life since graduating from high school in 2010.

Spinks still lived at home, caring for her many siblings, and was looking for a job, she added. The last time she saw her daughter was 8 p.m. Saturday.

“She left home and didn’t come back,” Nicholas said Monday night. “Sunday night, police came to the house and told us. Police told us she had been killed. Who would have done this to somebody as sweet as she is?”

Police Capt. Ron Hess said the two men in the county jail were being interviewed in the death.

Nicholas said she understood the man was an ex-boyfriend from a month or two earlier, but that her daughter was a bit secretive about her personal relationships. She’s at a loss to imagine a motive for the homicide. “She wasn’t deep into drugs,” Nicholas said. “It’s hard to accept. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to kill her. You worry about kids breaking bones, but you never put this on your list. We’ll miss her a lot.”

Hess said he would provide additional information Tuesday after a three-prosecutor panel reviews possible charges in the case.

At about 2:45 p.m. Sunday, CSX officials called the police department to report a body just north of the Bear Creek trestle, according to Hess.

WHIO-TV reported Tuesday that investigators believe Spinks' body was placed on the tracks and hit by two trains.

Police have asked CSX to produce a list of the trains that have used the track during the last four days. “Ninety-nine percent of the trains have video (cameras) in them. We want to see that video and see what it recorded,” Hess said.