Moraine suspect’s bond set in human remains case tied to missing woman
The Moraine man indicted in the human remains case involving a missing Middletown woman will remain in jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bond awaiting an Oct. 4 court date.
Not guilty pleas were entered by a judge for Gilbert Todd Revere on Tuesday as he appeared in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court via video from the county jail.
Revere did not speak during the appearance that lasted less than a minute before Judge Dennis Adkins. Attorney Susan Souther has been appointed to represent the defendant.
Revere, 57, faces two counts of tampering with evidence, one count of gross abuse of a corpse and one count of failure to report knowledge of a death in connection with remains belonging to Michelle Burgan.
Burgan was 47 when she was reported missing from Middletown on May 16, 2017. A grand jury indicted Revere in the case on Friday.
Authorities said human remains were discovered behind Revere’s home on Hemple Road earlier this month. Charges filed in Kettering Municipal Court dated back to the day Burgan was reported missing in Middletown.
“Revere admitted to failing to report a death, moving the deceased to avoid detection and covering the body in a tent,” a court affidavit written by Moraine police read. “He also admitted to hiding the clothes and personal items of the deceased in the basement of the resi- dence to avoid discovery.”
Burgan was last known to be at the Hope House homeless shelter in Middletown and may have been spotted in Dayton, police said.
Investigators arrived at the Hemple Road property Sept. 6 after Moraine police received a call from Middletown detectives.
More than a half-dozen investigators from Moraine police, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Tactical Crime Suppression Unit assisted in the investigation resulting in human remains being recovered from behind Revere’s home. Contact this reporter at 937-225-2166 or email Nick.Blizzard@coxinc.com.