DAYTON, Ohio - A former Trotwood Police officer who was indicted on charges stemming from the death of a prostitute has been found dead in his home in Alabama.

As authorities in Alabama approached the home of Tommy L. Swint they heard a single gunshot from within. Swint's body was found inside the house.

Less than an hour prior to the incident a Montgomery County jury indicted the 43 year-old Swint for the 1991 murder of Tina Marie Ivery.

A tree-trimming crew discovered Ivery's partially nude body Dec. 17, 1991, in a pile of trash on Dayton Liberty Road near Calumet Lane in Jefferson Twp.

Ivery had been beaten, strangled, and wrapped in trash bags before being dumped.

Doug Page and Lewis Sullivan spoke with Greg Flannagan, spokesman for County Prosecutor Mathais Heck, about the case before Swint was found dead.

"For the past 18 years, this case has remained unsolved," Heck said in a statement. "Now, through the advances in forensic science, we have identified the man who killed Ms. Ivery, and he will be brought to Montgomery County to be held accountable for his actions."

Swint worked for the Trotwood Police Department for less than two months in 2007. He was forced to resign when officials in Richmond, Ind., told Trotwood officials that Swint was a person of interest in the 2001 disappearance of Marilyn McCown.

The Dayton Daily News contributed to this article.