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Ex-husband held in Elko County jail in death of Montana woman

Authorities say they have identified a body found Friday as that of a 47-year-old Superior, Mont., woman last seen May 24.

Officials with Montana’s Mineral County sheriff’s office said that the body found in a wooded area by a search and rescue team is that of Kelly Dube-Woodard.

Autopsy results are pending.

Dube-Woodard’s ex-husband, Michael Woodard, remains in custody in Nevada following his arrest on Wednesday after being named a person of interest in her disappearance.

He is being held at the Elko County jail on $100,000 bail.

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