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Chloe Thomas sentenced to life in prison for murder of Anne Hill

By Julie Calhoun & Austin Prickett - Okcfox.com

December 22, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A woman has learned her sentence after being convicted in the 2014 death of a metro teenager.

Chloe Thomas, 19, was sentenced to life in prison with no credit for time served Dec. 22 in Oklahoma County court.

In November, Thomas was convicted of second degree murder in connection to the death of Anne Hill. Hill went missing in April 2014. Court documents show Thomas, then 17, and Chadd Raymond, then 16, were able to get Hill to come over to an Edmond apartment by pretending to be Raymond's older brother.

Once she was there court documents say they began choking Hill. Raymond told investigators after he started to strangle Hill, he got too tired to finish and Thomas took over until she died. The two then put her body in the back of her car and dumped the body. Her remains were later discovered in rural McClain County.

Thomas was initially charged with accessory to murder, but that was later dismissed. Raymond pleaded guilty to first degree murder and accepted a plea deal for his testimony against Thomas.

After a long road, it was a tear-jerking day in the court room as Hill's mother became emotional, saying she misses her daughter everyday.

In her statement, Hill's mother said that Thomas should not be allowed back in society. Thomas became emotional herself, saying she's sorry for the murder.

Darci Parton-Scoon was the Hill family's private investigator and says today is filled with mixed emotions.

"It's the end of a journey and a long one and you get to know and love people over that time and it's both the grief and joy for both of them," Parton-Scoon said.

Hill was set to graduate from Casady High School this past May and Parton-Scoon told FOX 25 how her family wants her remembered.

"Remember the girl who got a scholarship to Casady and who trained her animals to be emotional therapy dogs and spend time to volunteer and do those things," Parton-Scoon said.

An attorney for Thomas says they will be filing an appeal within 10 days.

Jury Finds Chloe Thomas Guilty Of Second Degree Murder In Death Of Anne Hill

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Nov 19, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY - A verdict reached in the trial of a teenager accused of killing a Peidmont teen.

Chloe Thomas, 19, was found not guilty of first-degree murder, and guilty of second-degree murder Friday evening.

The verdict came as a surprise to the defense who appeared to think she was going to be convicted of first-degree murder for killing Anne Hill in 2014 when Thomas was just 16.

Thomas is one of two teens accused in Anne's death. Chadd Raymond is the other. Raymond has already accepted a plea deal in the case, and agreed to a 35-year sentence in exchange for his testimony.

Raymond testified both he and Thomas at first wanted to just rob Hill so they could get money to buy drugs. But that robbery went too far and led to them killing her instead.

Throughout the trial Friday, and right down to the verdict Thomas read her Bible, showing no real emotion as her fate was read aloud.

Her lawyer said she's a changed person and they plan to appeal Friday's ruling.

“She is a different person that what she was then , she was a very lost soul and in a lot of ways still is, in a lot of ways she is very much still a child even though she is 19,” said Michael Travines, Thomas’ Attorney.

The Hill family did not want to talk, but News 9’s Grant Hermes heard them thanking investigators and prosecutors saying it took a lot of people to get here Friday.

The judge only said the recommended sentence was life, but it's unclear whether Thomas could receive parole.

That is something News 9 will be watching for when Thomas returns to court December 22.

Oklahoma City woman found guilty of second-degree murder in Piedmont teen's death

By Kyle Schwab - NewsOK.com

November 18, 2016

Jurors Friday night convicted a 19-year-old woman accused in the 2014 death of a Piedmont teen and chose life in prison as punishment.

Chloe Marie Thomas, of Oklahoma City, was found guilty of second-degree murder. She showed no reaction when Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong announced the verdict.

During closing arguments Friday, Thomas never looked up from her Bible, even when prosecutors called her a “cold-blooded killer.”

“It's so hard thinking someone so young could be so cold hearted but that's what the evidence shows,” Oklahoma County Assistant District Attorney Jimmy Harmon told the jurors before they began deliberating Friday afternoon.

Thomas was charged with first-degree murder, accused of helping kill Anne Josette Hill, following a botched robbery in 2014.

Jurors, though, found Thomas not guilty of first-degree murder, but guilty of second-degree murder, meaning they felt she was involved with the robbery that led to the victim's death.

Prosecutors alleged Thomas and Chadd Phillip Raymond lured Hill, on April 11, 2014, to an Edmond apartment to rob her and steal her car. All were 16 at the time.

“These two teenage people lured her over there to rob her. They probably didn't think it would end this way but it did,” Harmon said. “They took away Anne Hill's life.”

Raymond already pleaded guilty to the murder and is serving a 35-year sentence. He testified against Thomas during the trial.

Thomas did not testify in her defense but jurors watched police interrogations of Thomas where she told detectives, “It's not my fault. … I didn't even want to be there.”

During his closing argument, defense attorney Michael Trevino told the jurors “just Chadd Raymond” killed Hill.

“He has already pleaded guilty and is serving his sentence,” Trevino said.

Trevino reminded jurors that Thomas admitted to detectives that she helped Raymond dispose of Hill's body. But he contended Thomas didn't participate in planning a robbery or killing the teenager.

Prosecutors allege Thomas and Raymond, now 18, of Oklahoma City, were able to get Hill to the apartment by pretending to be Raymond's older brother, Reggie Raymond. Hill was reportedly attracted to the older brother.

Earlier in the trial, Chadd Raymond testified that Thomas sent Hill “flirtatious” text messages with his brother's phone. Hill also was invited over to buy cocaine so she would have cash with her, Chadd Raymond testified.

When Hill arrived at the apartment, Reggie Raymond wasn't there. Hill didn't know that Reggie Raymond had been arrested the day before on multiple armed robbery complaints, according to prosecutors.

Thomas lived with Reggie Raymond at the apartment and they were dating at the time, according to prosecutors. Harmon said Thomas considered Reggie Raymond “the love of her life.”

“Chloe was looking at white picket fences and babies,” Harmon said.

With Reggie Raymond in jail, Thomas needed to get money to pay their rent at the apartment, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors allege Hill was chosen for the robbery by Thomas out of greed and jealousy.

“Chloe didn't like Anne. She was jealous of Anne,” Harmon said. He told the jury about Thomas finding out that Hill sent a partially nude photo to Reggie Raymond “and that didn't sit well with Chloe Thomas,” Harmon said.

When Hill grew tired of waiting for Reggie Raymond to arrive at the apartment, she attempted to leave. Chadd Raymond testified Thomas nodded at him to go forward with the robbery. He then kicked the door shut and put Hill in a chokehold, he said.

Chadd Raymond forced Hill to the floor. Thomas then stomped on Hill's arms and legs before she went limp, Chadd Raymond testified.

Out of fear of being identified by Hill when she woke up, Chadd Raymond decided they needed to kill Hill, he testified.

He testified he told Thomas to “finish her off.” Thomas then put Hill in another choke hold until she quit breathing, he told the jury.

By not finding Thomas guilty of the first-degree murder count, jurors may have been unsure if Thomas actually participated in the killing of Hill.

“This case is horrifying, every parent's worst nightmare. A whole other side of teenagers we don't want to believe,” Assistant District Attorney Erika Gillock said during closing arguments.

They then dragged Hill down the stairs and put her in the back seat of her car, Chadd Raymond testified.

Before dumping the body, Thomas allegedly told Chadd Raymond to "disfigure" Hill's face so she wouldn't be recognized, according to prosecutors. Chadd Raymond testified he put a plastic sack over the teen's head before striking her in the face with a wrench five times.

“What you have is two teenagers making it up as they go along,” Gillock said.

Hill's remains were found about a year later in a rural part of McClain County by a seismography crew. Jurors were shown photos of the remains, including the skull that still had braces attached to the teeth.

Original charge

Thomas initially was charged with accessory to murder, accused only of helping Chadd Raymond dispose of the body. That count was dismissed in December 2014.

In February 2015, Chadd Raymond, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for killing Hill. He was sentenced as part of a plea deal to 35 years in prison. Prosecutors then charged Thomas again, only this time with first-degree murder, alleging she killed Hill with Chadd Raymond.

Jurors chose the lesser offense of second-degree murder after nearly six hours of deliberations.

The trial began Monday.

Star witness testifies in Anne Hill murder trial

By Sarah Stewart - Kfor.com

November 17, 2016

OKLAHOMA - The state's star witness in a murder trial showed up to testify Thursday in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.

Chadd Raymond is serving 35 years in prison for killing Anne Hill.

He was facing life in prison but struck a deal with the state in exchange for his testimony against the other person prosecutors said was involved, Chloe Thomas.

Prosecutors said Raymond and Thomas killed Hill back in April of 2014 while high on drugs.

Hill, a student at Cassidy School, was missing for about a year, when her skeletal remains were discovered in rural McClain County.

Thomas went to police in October of 2014, telling them she only helped dispose of the body and Raymond killed Hill.

She was originally only charged with accessory to murder.

But, after his arrest, Raymond told his story to police and Thomas's charge was amended to murder.

In his testimony Thursday, he told jurors he and Thomas lured Hill to an Edmond apartment by pretending to be his brother, who Hill had a romantic interest in.

Raymond said their original intent was just to rob her.

But, he said, after he choked Hill and she passed out, they both panicked and he told Thomas they had to kill her or else she would go to police.

Raymond said he told Thomas she would have to finish it and that's when Thomas choked Hill until she died.

He also testified about driving to dump the body in a field.

He said they stripped Hill of her clothes and rubbed Windex all over her body to get rid of fingerprints.

Raymond said they then put a Walmart sack over Hill's head and he beat her face with a wrench so, if the body was discovered, she would be unrecognizable.

He ended his testimony by saying he thinks about what happened that night every day and "she didn't deserve to die."

On cross-examination, the defense attorney got Raymond to admit it was his idea to kill Anne Hill.

And, he pointed out Raymond only told his story to police after he found out Thomas was trying to pin the crime on him.

Jurors hear of botched robbery, slaying of teen

By Kyle Schwab - NewsOK.com

November 15, 2016

Oklahoma County prosecutors on Tuesday told jurors about a botched Edmond robbery in 2014 that they say led to the “brutal murder and disposal” of a 16-year-old Piedmont girl.

Chloe Marie Thomas, now 19, is on trial and accused in the killing, charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege Thomas and Chadd Phillip Raymond, now 18, both of Oklahoma City, lured the victim, Anne Josette Hill, on April 11, 2014, to an Edmond apartment to rob her and take her car.

All were 16 at the time. Raymond has already pleaded guilty to the murder and is serving a 35-year sentence. He will testify against Thomas during the trial, according to prosecutors.

Thomas and Raymond were able to get Hill to the apartment by pretending to be Raymond's older brother, whom Hill was "attracted to," police reported. Thomas lived with the brother, Reggie Raymond, and texted the victim using his cellphone, according to prosecutors.

Assistant District Attorney Erika Gillock told jurors that Thomas came up with the idea to rob Hill. Gillock said she needed the money to prevent her and Reggie Raymond from being evicted from their apartment.

When the victim arrived at the apartment, Reggie Raymond wasn't there. The victim didn't know that Reggie Raymond had been arrested on armed robbery complaints, according to prosecutors.

When Hill grew tired of waiting for Reggie Raymond to arrive at the apartment, she attempted to leave, prompting Chadd Raymond to put her in a choke hold, Gillock told the jury of seven women and five men.

“What they didn't count on was Anne fighting furiously,” Gillock said.

Gillock told jurors that Chadd Raymond forced the victim to the ground. Thomas then stomped on Hill's arms and legs before the victim went limp, Gillock said.

Out of fear of being identified by Hill when she woke up, Chadd Raymond told Thomas to "finish her off," Gillock told the jury.

Prosecutors allege Thomas put the victim in another choke hold until the victim quit breathing.

Prosecutors allege they then disposed of Hill's body. They allegedly dragged the victim down the stairs and put her in her car.

Before dumping the body, Thomas allegedly told Chadd Raymond to "disfigure" the victim's face, according to prosecutors. Gillock said he beat the victim's face with a wrench.

The remains were found a year later in a rural part of McClain County by a seismography crew.

Initial charge

Thomas originally was charged with accessory to murder, accused only of helping Chadd Raymond dispose of the body. That count was dismissed in December 2014.

In February 2015, Chadd Raymond pleaded guilty to killing Hill and was sentenced as part of a plea deal to 35 years in prison. Prosecutors then charged Thomas again, only this time with first-degree murder, alleging she killed Hill with Chadd Raymond.

Thomas's attorney, Michael Trevino, contends the only person guilty of killing Hill is already being punished.

“Chloe Thomas did not plan or participate but did help dispose of Anne Hill,” Trevino told the jury during his opening statement. “Chadd Raymond killed this girl.”

Trevino said Thomas told Chadd Raymond to stop when he choked the victim. The defense attorney contended Chadd Raymond is trying to displace the blame for the murder on Thomas because she "ratted them both out" to police.

Trial to begin for Oklahoma teen accused in Anne Hill’s murder

By Dallas Franklin - Kfor.com

November 14, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – A high-profile murder trial is scheduled to begin in Oklahoma City Monday.

Anne Hill was last seen on April 11, 2014.

The 16-year-old seemingly vanished without a trace. She was never seen or heard from again after leaving a friend’s house.

Days later, her car was found abandoned in an Edmond neighborhood, near 2nd and Coltrane.

Six months after Hill vanished, Chole Thomas, then 17, turned herself into police and confessed to taking part in Hill’s murder.

According to court records, Thomas told police Chadd Raymond, then 16, “attacked Anne and strangled her until she died.”

Court records show Thomas allegedly admitted to helping “Raymond dispose of Anne’s body.”

However, Raymond said he did choke Hill, but it was Thomas who finished choking Hill until she died.

Originally, Raymond was charged with first degree murder but, he later cut a deal with the state and agreed to testify against Thomas.

Raymond told the court the plan was to rob Hill and take her car.

So, he said Thomas text messaged Hill acting like Raymond’s older brother, who Hill had a relationship with.

Hill showed up at the apartment where Thomas and Raymond were.

Hours later, she was dead.

Raymond said he and Thomas took Hill’s body and headed south, eventually dumping it in a field in McClain County.

Raymond testified he covered Hill’s head with a sack, hitting her multiple times with a wrench.

He said Thomas suggested that would keep someone from recognizing Hill.

A year after Hill disappeared, her skull and two dozen bones were found scattered in the field.

As far as a motive, prosecutors said Thomas was jealous of Hill because she too had a relationship with Raymond’s brother.

Raymond is serving 35 years in prison for his involvement in Hill’s murder.

Jury selection in Thomas’ trial is scheduled to begin Monday morning.

Murder defendant ordered to trial in death of 16-year-old Piedmont girl

By Kyle Schwab - NewsOK.com

February 8, 2016

A murder defendant charged in the 2014 killing of a 16-year-old Piedmont girl was ordered Friday to trial.

Oklahoma County Special Judge Fred Doak found enough evidence to send Chloe Marie Thomas, 18, of Oklahoma City, to trial on the first-degree murder charge. She pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors allege Thomas and Chadd Phillip Raymond, 18, of Oklahoma City, lured Anne Josette Hill on April 11, 2014, to an Edmond apartment to rob her and take her car.

Police reported Thomas and Raymond were able to get Hill to the apartment by pretending to be Raymond's older brother, whom Hill was "attracted to," in text messages.

When Hill grew tired of waiting for the brother to arrive at the apartment, she attempted to leave, prompting Raymond to put her in a choke hold, police reported.

Raymond testified against Thomas on Friday admitting to what he had already told police.

He told police "he choked her until he became too tired to finish killing her" and then Thomas "took over and she continued to choke Anne until she quit breathing," court documents show.

All were 16 years old at the time.

Prosecutors allege they then disposed of Hill's body. The remains were found a year later in a rural part of McClain County by a seismography crew.

Original charge

Thomas originally was charged with accessory to murder, accused only of helping Raymond dispose of the body. That count was dismissed in December 2014.

On Feb. 13, 2015, Raymond pleaded guilty to killing Hill and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. That same day, prosecutors charged Thomas with first-degree murder, alleging she killed Hill with Raymond.

Thomas's attorney, Michael Trevino, said the only person guilty of killing Hill is already being punished.

"The individual that took the life and admitted on the stand that it was his idea to take her life is the one who is being punished right now and should continue to be punished," Trevino said, referring to Raymond's testimony Friday. "My client has always accepted her responsibility as assisting in hiding the body of Anne Hill but she, from the start, has said that she did not (participate) in the robbery or murder or any of that."

The defense attorney said a fair outcome to the case would be to find Thomas guilty of what she did, "which was accessory."

"She helped dispose of Anne Hill's body. She tried to lead investigators to it. Neither one of these two were able to remember where it was ... but a fair outcome would be to find her guilty of exactly what it is that she admitted to," Trevino said.

No trial date has been set. Thomas' next court date is March 16.

Remains found in McClain County identified as missing teen Anne Hill

By Kyle Hinchey - NewsOK.com

April 30, 2015

GOLDSBY — The human remains found in McClain County on Thursday have been identified as Piedmont teen Anne Hill, who went missing in 2014 and was presumed murdered, Oklahoma City police confirmed Thursday night.

A seismography crew working in rural McClain County found a human skull in a field between Goldsby and Washington.

Investigators from the McClain County sheriff’s office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, joined by Oklahoma City police, spent the day searching the area for other remains. Authorities could not confirm Thursday night whether more remains were found.

The remains were identified as Anne Hill, a Piedmont teenager who disappeared in 2014.

In February, Chadd Phillip Raymond, 17, pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Hill, 16. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Raymond told police he choked Hill to death and dumped her body in a field, according to court records. Raymond’s alleged accomplice, Chloe Marie Thomas, 18, also was charged with first-degree murder.

Thomas’ preliminary hearing, set for Friday morning, has been continued. A new date has not been set.

Hill’s family members have asked for privacy while they mourn, said Darcie Scoon, a private investigator who has been working with the family for the past year.

“We’ve known for a long time that this needed to happen for them to have closure,” Scoon said.

Boy pleads, girl charged with first-degree murder in case of missing Piedmont teen

By Matt Dinger - NewsOK.com

February 13, 2015

A teen boy pleaded guilty Friday to killing missing Piedmont girl Anne Hill and agreed to testify against his alleged accomplice in the case.

Chadd Phillip Raymond, 17, pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Hill, 16, and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

In a subsequent move Friday in Oklahoma County District Court, Chloe Marie Thomas, 17, was charged with first-degree murder in the case.

A charge of accessory to murder against her had been dismissed in December.

Hill’s body has not been located, although both Raymond and Thomas have attempted to help authorities find it.

As part of his plea agreement, Raymond will testify consistently with statements he made to police, Oklahoma County First Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland said.

Thomas’s attorney, Michael Trevino, said that he found out about the murder charge through the media Friday afternoon. He also said that a deal for Thomas already had been arranged through the juvenile courts.

“The district attorney’s office backed out of the deal on the word of someone who didn’t come forward in the first place,” Trevino said. “They just cut a deal with the person who killed her to testify against the person who turned him in.”

Raymond told police he and Thomas had lured Hill to an Edmond apartment and planned to rob her and steal her car on April 11, according to the probable cause affidavit filed in the case.

Hill had a sexual relationship with and had bought drugs from Raymond’s older brother. Raymond told police he used his brother’s cellphone to lure the girl to the apartment while the brother was in the Oklahoma County jail, unbeknownst to Hill.

“Anne eventually grew tired of waiting for Reggie to return so she walked towards the door. Chadd said he placed Anne in a choke hold. Chadd said he panicked and decided he had to kill Anne,” the affidavit states. “Chadd said he choked her until he became too tired to finish killing her. Chadd said Chloe took over and she continued to choke Anne until she quit breathing.”

The two moved Hill’s body out the back door of the apartment early in the morning on April 12, the affidavit states. Thomas drove Hill’s car out of Oklahoma City limits with her body in the back seat. The pair dumped her body in a field outside before leaving her car in an Edmond neighborhood.

“I predict they will have egg on their face over this when they learn the full involvement of their new witness,” Trevino said.

Thomas was moved to a juvenile detention facility in November, the affidavit states.

The teens were arrested in October after Thomas went to Oklahoma City Police Department headquarters and admitted she helped dispose of Hill’s body after Raymond strangled her, police reported.

Hunt for honor student's body nine months after she vanished as her accused killer's female accomplice claims she cannot remember where they dumped it

• Anne Hill, 16, went missing in April last year and her body has not been found

• The Edmond, Oklahoma teenager was allegedly strangled by Chadd Raymond, 16

• Chloe Marie Thomas, 17, has allegedly told investigators she helped Raymond dispose of the body

• The teens dumped the body in a rural area outside of town but Thomas cannot remember where

By James Nye - Dailymail.com

January 13, 2015

Nine months after the disappearance and alleged murder of Oklahoma teen, Anne Hill, her parents are pleading for the public's help to find her body.

In October, authorities charged 16-year-old Chadd Raymond with first degree murder and Chloe Marie Thomas, 17, with accessory to commit murder, but no trace of the missing teen has since been found.

Thomas has allegedly told investigators that Raymond dumped Hill's body with her assistance in a 'wooded area in an unknown location', but claims to not remember exactly where in rural Edmond that place was.

Sunday would have been Hill's 17th birthday and PI, Darcie Scoon, coordinator with the Center for Search and Investigation has been charged by her family with finding her body.

She says they have already scoured 2,000 rural acres and covered more than 200 miles without success.

And last month, the state dropped its charges against Thomas pending another case in juvenile court.

Prosecutors allege that Hill, Raymond and Thomas were watching a movie at either Thomas or Raymonds house when Raymond fatally strangled Hill.

Thomas has allegedly told investigators that her and Raymond dumped Hill's body in the back seat of her white Chevrolet and drove her to a location she can't remember and dumped the body.

Thomas has reportedly told police they covered the body with sticks and leaves and then left her car abandoned in an Edmond neighborhood.

Raymond denies all of this and has entered a plea of not guilty.

Scoon has issued a map which reveals where she believes the body could have been dumped and issued the following advisories of where to keep a look out.

• Oil or pump site areas in a largely open field;
• Is rural with wooded areas in the perimeter;
• Is in close proximity of a highway — a 5-mile or less drive;
• Has a white building (possibly a house) of some type between the highway and well site; and
• Could possibly be near an exit with a natural or manmade rock formation. (information from the Edmond Sun)

Scoon has said that some locations are higher priority than others.

The honor student at Casady School in Oklahoma City was reported missing nine months agp from her home in Piedmont after she told her mother she was going to watch a film at a friend's house but never returned.

Known to her friends as Annie Jo, she had just received the keys to her first car, a white Chevrolet, and seemed to be upset by an early curfew, so she stopped answering her phone at 11pm the night she vanished.

Her car was found in the Edmond, Oklahoma, more a week later when a resident recognized it from a flier that had been handed out in the area.

A week after she vanished, her mother Lori Hill told KFOR NewsChannel 4: 'Vivacious, outgoing, never met a stranger,' said Lori Hill in April. 'That's not a kid that's planning on running away. That's not a kid that doesn't want to be with her family. That's my Annie Jo.'

While she was missing, her mother also left a voice mail message on her phone which said: 'Anne, I hope that’s you, I love you and miss you.

'I’ll come get you wherever you are, just leave me a message or call your brothers, we all want you home. Anne, I hope it’s you.'

Teenager charged with murder in case of missing Piedmont girl

By Nolan Clay - NewsOK.com

October 17, 2014

A Deer Creek teenager was charged Thursday with first-degree murder, six months after a Piedmont girl disappeared.

Chadd Phillip Raymond, 16, is accused of strangling Anne J. Hill at his brother’s Edmond apartment on April 11. He was charged even though the victim’s body has not been found.

Raymond was arrested Saturday and is being held in the Oklahoma County jail.

Hill, 16, was a sophomore at Casady School in Oklahoma City. Her mother, Lori Hill, on April 12 reported her missing from their Piedmont home. Police initially investigated the report as a possible runaway.

Also charged in the death is Chloe Marie Thomas of Oklahoma City. She was charged with accessory to murder, after admitting to her parents and police that she helped dispose of the victim’s body, court records show.

Thomas turned 17 on Monday in the Oklahoma County jail. She was still in jail Thursday night.

Police interviewed both defendants months ago. They told police then that Hill had come to the apartment to buy drugs from Raymond’s older brother, investigators reported.

Raymond said at the time that Hill became upset and left when she discovered his brother was in jail, police reported. “Chadd claimed Anne left the apartment and he hadn’t seen her since,” police reported.

The break in the case came last week.

Thomas confessed to police Oct. 10, saying “Chadd attacked Anne and eventually strangled her” when the victim began walking toward the apartment door, police reported in a court affidavit.

She admitted they put the victim’s body in the back seat of the victim’s car and drove to a wooded area, police reported.

“Chloe said she and Chadd placed Anne on the ground and covered her up with sticks and brush,” police reported in the affidavit.

Thomas was brought to the Oklahoma City police department Oct. 10 by her parents. She was arrested after speaking to investigators. She has been unable to describe where the body was hidden well enough for it to be found, The Oklahoman was told.

Prosecutors in Oklahoma County have convicted murderers before in cases where the body is never found. Such so-called “no body” cases are extremely rare and more difficult to prove.

Still a mystery in Hill’s death is the motive.

“I’m at a loss to explain why so many young people are resorting to murder these days,” said Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland, who approved the filing of the murder charge.

“It is as if they do not understand the finality of death or the consequences,” he said.

Two teens arrested and charged with murder of 16-year-old honors student who disappeared in April after telling her mother she was going to a friend's house

• Chadd Raymond, 16, and Chloe Thomas, 17, were arrested last week

• Have been detained in connection with the disappearance of Anne Hill, 16

• She disappeared from her home in Piedmont, Oklahoma City, in April

• The teenager vanished after telling her mother she was visiting a friend

• Her car was found abandoned in Edmond a week later

By Wills Robinson - DailyMail.co.uk

October 13, 2014

A 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl have been arrested and charged with the murder of a schoolgirl who has been missing since April.

Chadd Raymond, 16, and Chloe Thomas, 17, from Edmond, Oklahoma City, have been detained in connection with the disappearance of 16-year-old Anne Hill.

The honor student at Casady School in Oklahoma City was reported missing seven months agp from her home in Piedmont after she told her mother she was going to watch a film at a friend's house but never returned.

Known to her friends as Annie Jo, she had just received the keys to her first car, a white Chevrolet, and seemed to be upset by an early curfew, so she stopped answering her phone at 11pm the night she vanished.

Her car was found in the Edmond, Oklahoma, more a week later when a resident recognized it from a flier that had been handed out in the area.

A week after she vanished, her mother Lori Hill told KFOR NewsChannel 4: 'Vivacious, outgoing, never met a stranger,' said Lori Hill in April. 'That's not a kid that's planning on running away. That's not a kid that doesn't want to be with her family. That's my Annie Jo.'

While she was missing, her mother also left a voice mail message on her phone which said: 'Anne, I hope that’s you, I love you and miss you.

'I’ll come get you wherever you are, just leave me a message or call your brothers, we all want you home. Anne, I hope it’s you.'

A search warrant was reportedly issued at an Oklahoma City apartment complex in connection with Hill's disappearance.

According to police, Thomas came to police headquarters Friday afternoon, was interviewed by investigators and subsequently arrested.

On Saturday morning, Raymond was arrested at his home in northwest Oklahoma City. The pair are both facing first-degree murder charges.

It comes after a break in the case last week, where private investigators were led to a pond by an anonymous tip.

The water was drained, however officials would not say whether something was found.

Sergeant Jennifer Wardlow from Oklahoma City Police told reporters Monday that homicide detectives have arrested a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl in the case.

However she insisted that the investigation is still ongoing.

Edmond Public Schools, the district where the two suspects were students, issued a statement after hearing of the pair's arrests.

It read: 'Edmond Public Schools is shocked and saddened to learn that current student, Chadd Raymond, and former student Chloe Thomas, were each arrested on murder complaints this past weekend in connection with the disappearance of Piedmont teenager, Anne Hill.

'Our thoughts and prayers are with Hill’s family and friends during this extremely difficult time.'