Court docs: Man admits killing coworker

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (WISH) - A man arrested after the body of a man missing for years was found on his property admitted to the killing, court documents say.

24-Hour News 8 news partner WLKY-TV reports that Robert Riley was formally charged with murder on Tuesday in the death of Paul Graupe, who had been missing since Thanksgiving Day 2009. Riley also faces a robbery charge. He’s due back in court in January.

The probable cause affidavit said he admitted to police that he killed Graupe, who was his coworker, and hid his body.

The PC also reveals details a witness provided to police, saying Riley strangled Graupe and hid his body in a hole beneath in the kitchen floor of the duplex in the 500 block of West Main Street in Austin.

Graupe’s family, though, told WLKY they believe Riley didn’t act alone.

"Of course we want to seek justice for Paul and his family, but getting justice is proving a little difficult for this case," prosecutor Jason Mount told WLKY. "Quite frankly, many of those case reports involve officers chasing their tails on false rumors. We're challenged with false leads, we're obviously challenged forensically with the remains being found three years after the fact. Plus, police haven't concluded their investigation."