'Intimate partner' arrested after woman's found dead in South Phoenix: police

PHOENIX - A man has been booked for the murder of a woman, more than a week after a body was found in South Phoenix, according to police.

What we know:

At 1:05 p.m. on Nov. 22, Phoenix Police responded to a report of a dead body in the area of 1500 South 3rd Avenue.

A woman, identified as 66-year-old Lilly Fields, was found dead.

Investigators said the scene "revealed elements of a homicide," confirmed by the Office of the Medical Examiner.

Dig deeper:

Detectives established probable cause to arrest 64-year-old Virgil Lindsey. Lindsey and Fields were "intimate partners," so officers deemed this a domestic violence case.

Lindsey was booked on murder charges, according to the police department.

No additional suspects are expected to be involved. 

What we don't know:

The events leading up to the incident were not made known. 

What's next:

This remains an ongoing investigation. 

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