MCHENRY, Ill. (AP) — A 62-year-old McHenry man has been charged with murder in the slaying of a woman whose skeletal remains were found in his home.

William J. Ross initially was charged with concealing a homicide after a maintenance worker in November found skeletal remains inside a plastic bag in a sealed bedroom in his home. The victim was identified as 49-year-old Jacqueline Schaefer. Ross had previously faced two domestic battery charges from incidents involving the woman.