Suspects accused in kidnapping, killing of Vandergrift woman appear in court

GREENSBURG — Two men accused of kidnapping and murdering a mother of two appeared in court Tuesday afternoon.

Walter Cable and Devin Akamichi had their preliminary hearing in front of a Westmoreland County judge.

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Cable and Akamichi are charged in the killing of Ronny Cable of Vandergrift.  Ronny and Walter Cable are not related.

Prosecutors said the men kidnapped Ronny Cable last year and beat her with a hammer.

Prosecutors also said the men strangled her, set her on fire and buried her remains in a pit in Derry Township.

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