Michael Pennel investigation updates: NFL journeyman 'person of interest' in possible murder case

Michael Pennel investigation updates: NFL journeyman 'person of interest' in possible murder case originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Longtime NFL defender Michael Pennel Jr.

is reportedly considered a person of interest in an investigation after the body of a woman declared missing in 2021 was found on property owned by Pennel at the time of her disappearance. The body was found in a trench in Sosua, a northern coastal town located in the province of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Pennel, an 11-year veteran who captured two Super Bowl rings with the Chiefs , denied accusations that he was involved in the woman's death.

An investigation into the circumstances of the woman's death are still ongoing, according to ESPN. With that, here's what we know thus far about Dominican authorities' investigation into the death of a woman whose body was a located on a property Penne's once owned. Michael Pennel investigation updates Saturday, April 25 Pennel owned the property at the time of the woman's disappearance, sources told ESPN .

He reportedly sold the property last year. An investigation is still ongoing. The woman, Carli Franchesca Guzman Roche, was declared missing on Sept.