Man booked into jail in connection with death of 82-year-old woman found under shed encased in concrete

Detectives believed that Marcia Norman was last seen during a dinner with family friend and handyman Jeffrey Zizz on April 1. Zizz had gone through multiple police interviews since Marcia’s disappearance.

“He told us they had dinner together,” Mike Brooks, the Chief Deputy Assessor for Thurston County, told KIRO 7. “He’s not the average handyman to this family…he’s a good family friend, so it doesn’t necessarily seem like having dinner together would necessarily be uncommon.”

Zizz left town on April 6 in a friend’s car, and was later arrested in Montana on an unrelated outstanding warrant. Investigators seized the vehicle.

“While detectives pursued leads, Zizz fled the state, which violated his previous sentence conditions,” the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office wrote. “Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office obtained a warrant to arrest Zizz for the sentencing violation on that unrelated sex offense. Zizz was located in Missoula, Montana, and taken into custody at a motel by Missoula Police.”

According to court documents obtained by KIRO 7, Zizz was arrested in Montana for a child molestation probation violation. Zizz previously served 11 months behind bars as part of the child molestation case and was currently serving a 93-month probationary period.

Where 82-year-old Marcia Norman’s body was found

Thurston County detectives discovered that Zizz allegedly built a shed in Olympia on a piece of property he owned on April 2, the day after Norman was reported missing. A week later, using power tools and special equipment, detectives broke open the shed and excavated the ground underneath it.

“Detectives discovered human remains buried under the shed and partially encased in concrete,” the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office stated. “On April 10, the Thurston County Coroner’s Office confirmed the remains were those of Marcia Norman.”

The sheriff’s office said Zizz remains the primary person of interest in the investigation. Additional updates are to come.

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Contributing: KIRO 7

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