Victim found dead on Columbus railroad tracks allegedly said if anything happened to him, ‘Felisa did it'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman arrested in connection to a 2021 cold case homicide in which a man was found lying naked on west Columbus railroad tracks was in court Friday.
According to court documents, Felisa Rogers, charged in the murder of 31-year-old Aaron Collymore, was issued a $500,000 bond in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Friday morning. Rogers, 44, was assigned a public defender to represent her in the death of Collymore, who was found unresponsive when police were called to Sullivant Avenue on January 14, 2021.
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Officers arrived near the South Yale Avenue intersection in Franklinton and found Collymore lying naked on railroad tracks with a wooden stake driven through his heart. Columbus police said that he was beaten prior to finding him. Watch previous coverage in the player above.
The investigation tied Rogers and 25-year-old Aaron Brown to a 2013 Buick Enclave, Collymore's vehicle, which was driven to the area of the tracks before he was carried up an embankment and placed on the tracks.
The suspects then reportedly stripped Collymore of his clothes and left the scene at about 9 a.m. He was found just over an hour later.
Detectives collected evidence from the scene, video surveillance, and DNA, including blood samples from the rear passenger seat of the Buick.
At Friday's hearing prosecuting attorneys said that the investigation showed Rogers in possession of the Buick, which was reportedly used to dump the body. Carpeting and other flooring from inside were allegedly cut out from the vehicle.
Collymore had reportedly told his friends that if anything had happened to him, 'Felisa did it.' Rogers, who pleaded not guilty, is facing two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of tampering with evidence and one charge of kidnapping.
On May 13, Rogers was issued a $3 million bond on Tuesday in Franklin County Municipal Court. Brown was arrested the following day in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He is listed as a wanted fugitive and awaits extradition back to Franklin County.
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