Bond denied for woman connected to husband's 2004 death

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Randy Bratschi (Source: Florence County Sheriff's Office)

Brenda Bratschi (Source: Florence County Sheriff's Office)

Frankie Miles (Source: Florence County Sheriff's Office)

COWARD, SC (WMBF) - Florence Solicitor Ed Clements says bond has been denied for a woman allegedly connected to her husband's 2004 disappearance and death, whose remains were found underneath a mobile home in July.

Brenda Bratschi was arrested in December 2009 and charged in the death of Randy Bratschi, whose bones were found off of Old Georgetown Road between Scranton and Coward on July 16, 2009. Officials have not released specific charges, nor have they released an official cause of death.

A twist in the death of Randy Bratschi has also landed the victim's step-son in police custody after authorities believe he withheld crucial information from investigators.

Lt. Jason Dore with the Florence County Sheriff's Office confirmed Frankie Miles, 23, has been charged with misprision of a felony, or failing to report a crime to police that he knew about.

A December 2009 bond hearing for Miles allowed the 23-year-old to be released on a personal recognizance bond.

Officials say movers were transporting a mobile home when they discovered the remains underneath the structure. The remains were found on land that had recently been sold after Randy Bratschi went missing in 2004.

The arrests came months after bone samples were sent to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the University of Texas-Fort Worth for DNA identification.