WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -About six months ago, the Medical Examiner says Wendy Hinkle died of a drug overdose. The pain from her death is still there for family members, especially after a woman's body was discovered in a trash can in Newport News.
"A lot of wounds have been opened," said Carol Hinkle, her mom. "It's raw right now."
According to court documents, Wendy Hinkle was at the home of Michael Kerlin in Seaford the night she died last November.
It’s the same home where investigators now believe Michelle Hull died. Hull’s body was found inside a trash can at the Dixie Fuel Company on Sunday.
Kerlin is charged for concealing a dead body.
“[I'm] stunned. I’ve met Michelle,” Carol said. “She and our daughter were very close friends.”
The Medical Examiner hasn’t confirmed how Hull died, but court documents say a witness told authorities that Kerlin said Hull died from a drug overdose, according to court documents.
Hull’s friends say they’re devastated.
“This should not happen. She should not be treated like a piece of trash and put in a trash can,” a friend of Hull’s said.
Wendy Hinkle’s family is wondering if there’s more to explain in her death.
She and Kerlin dated on and off for about two years.
“We don't know what happened. All we have are the stories he told,” Carol Hinkle said.
But they may never get those answers. Hinkle left behind two daughters.
“We will always have questions. We will always have questions.”
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