William Chaplin was last seen in early to mid-May 2010.
William Chaplin was last seen in early to mid-May 2010. (NSW Police)

A third person has been charged over the murder of a man whose body was found in a shallow grave nine years after he vanished from Albury.

William Chaplin was 25 years old when he was last seen alive in Gerogery, about 30 kilometres north of Albury in May 2010.

A man and a woman were charged with murder after his body was found in a shallow grave on a rural property on Gerogery Road near the Olympic Highway in 2019.

Today, a 50-year-old man at a prison in Sydney was also charged with his murder.

Police search for clues in relation to the 2010 disappearance of William Chaplin.
Mr Chaplin’s body was found at a rural property in 2019. (9News)

He was remanded in custody to appear in Albury Local Court on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old man and 32-year-old duo also facing murder charges remain before the courts.

Strike Force Demetrius was established by detectives from Murray River Police to investigate the disappearance of Mr Chaplin.



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