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Police: Jacksonville man killed woman, drove around city with dead body all day

JSO announced the arrest of London Woodworth, 22, on Friday in connection to the death of Andrea Leah Petrick, 34.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested a man who is believed to have killed his girlfriend and drove around the city with her dead body inside his car all day.

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JSO said a 911 caller told police that Woodworth drove to the Cedar Point Apartments at 4301 Confederate Point Road at 3 p.m. and told a witness that he had killed Petrick and left her body inside a vehicle in a parking lot after driving around the city with her dead body all day.

When police arrived at the scene, Woodworth was arrested without incident.

Petrick's body was found inside a white, four-door vehicle in the parking lot of the apartment complex.

Police said Petrick and Woodworth were boyfriend and girlfriend, however, friends and families have disputed that claim.

Woodworth has been charged with murder.

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