GREAT FALLS — A man has been charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence in connection with the disappearance of 46-year-old Alicia Wood of Conrad.
She was reported missing on November 30 with the reporting party saying she had last been seen on November 22.
On the charge of deliberate homicide, court documents state that on or about November 22 through November 26, William Glenn Olson "purposely or knowingly caused the death of Alicia Lindsey Wood."
On the charge of tampering with evidence, court documents state that knowing an investigation was underway, Olson placed Alicia's body in a suitcase and disposed of it in a dumpster.
When Olson was initially questioned on December 2 about the disappearance of Alicia, he told investigators that he had last seen her on November 10, and he did not know where she was now. He then said he did not want to answer any more questions until he talked with his attorney.
On December 3, investigators learned that Olson had several arrest warrants, including a felony warrant for violation of conditions of release related to a partner/family member assault.
Later that day, Olson was taken into custody based on the outstanding warrants and then taken to the Pondera County Sheriff's Office for questioning.
Court documents state that Olson told investigators that he and Alicia had been fighting at her residence in Conrad, and admitted that he strangled Alicia by placing her in a headlock. He then put her body in a hard-sided suitcase.
He then put the suitcase in the trunk of Alicia's car and drove to Great Falls, where he placed the suitcase into a dumpster.
Olson later told investigators that the dumpster was along the 900 block of Sixth Alley NW.
A sanitation supervisor for the City of Great Falls confirmed that a city-owned garbage truck collected the contents of the dumpster on November 27, and the contents were off-loaded at the High Plains Landfill, which is several miles northeast of Great Falls.
That information led to a massive search effort that began on December 4th at the landfill and continues a week later, with scores of people sifting through tons of waste.
As of the morning of December 12, 2024, Alicia's body has not been recovered.
We will update you as we get more information.
