Man sentenced in Appomattox Co. burnt-out SUV murder case

APPOMATTOX CO., Va. – One of the men charged after human remains were discovered inside a charred SUV in 2020 has been sentenced, according to court records.

As we previously reported, human remains were found inside a burnt-out vehicle near the intersection of Forbes Road and State Park Road in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest in October 2020.

Enrico Moss was arrested and charged around a week after the remains were found.

He faces the following charges, according to court documents:

• 1st-degree murder
• Two counts of abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose
• Two counts of arson of personal property greater than or equal to $1,000
• Two counts of concealing a dead body
• Destruction of property greater than or equal to $1,000

On Thursday, August 17, 2023, Moss was sentenced to 125 years, with 65 years suspended.

Records show he will also be on probation when he’s released.

Read previous coverage:

• Two more charged with murdering man found in burned-out SUV in Appomattox County
• Lynchburg woman arrested in connection to human remains found inside charred SUV
• Burned-out vehicle containing humans remains in Appomattox County registered to reported missing person