Zachary Kennedy was a 31-year-old Butler High School graduate that went missing in Southern California in 2017. His remains were unearthed at a home in Long Beach in 2018.

Nearly three years after a 31-year-old Butler High School graduate went missing in Southern California, police have arrested his alleged killer.

Long Beach police Monday announced that Scott David Leo, 54, has been charged with the 2017 murder of Zachary “Zach” Kennedy.

Leo, of Long Beach, is being held in the Long Beach City Jail in lieu of $2 million bond. Police said he was arrested at his home where authorities say Kennedy’s remains were unearthed in 2018.

“We’re very glad they finally arrested someone,” Kennedy’s grandmother, Brenda Minto of Butler, said Tuesday. “We’ve suspected for a long time who did it, and I hope he spends the rest of his life in jail.”

She said she learned of Leo’s arrest from family members and reading online news accounts.

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