Slain Ohio college student died of asphyxiation, was bound

ARCHBOLD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio college student found dead in a cornfield after disappearing while riding her bicycle died of asphyxiation.

The Blade newspaper in Toledo reports an autopsy says Sierah Joughin was found handcuffed and bound with rope on July 22, three days after she was last seen east of Toledo.

Authorities have charged 57-year-old James Worley of with aggravated murder and abduction in the killing of the 20-year-old University of Toledo student.

Worley’s attorney has declined to comment.

Authorities said in court documents they found zip ties and a ski mask in Worley’s truck and removed handcuffs, rope and tape from his property.

He was convicted of abduction in 1990 after a 26-year-old woman said she was biking alone near Toledo when Worley hit and handcuffed her.