N.C. man accused of killing missing elderly roommate and burying him in backyard

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (TCD) -- A 34-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of killing his elderly roommate and burying his remains in the backyard of their home. According to a news release from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday, March 27, a friend reported 69-year-old Lawrence Grabka missing. The reporting party said Grabka failed to pick up the phone, and when she went to his home, his door was unlocked, WECT-TV reports. The woman reportedly found some of Grabka’s belongings inside the residence, but the man was nowhere to be found, which she found odd because