Nashville man killed his wife on New Year’s Day with a hammer and buried her body, police say

A Nashville man was charged with homicide and different associated crimes over the weekend, after he allegedly killed his spouse on New 12 months’s Day and buried her physique in a neighboring county, police mentioned.

Authorities on Saturday charged 70-year-old Joseph Glynn within the homicide of his spouse, 76-year-old Jackie Glynn, who was reported lacking at some point earlier in a silver alert issued by the Metro Nashville Police Division. The alert, which included two photographs of the lady, mentioned she was final seen on Jan. 1 at her residence in Nashville and had mobility points. She drove a black 2010 Toyota Rav4 with a Tennessee license plate, police mentioned.

Her husband was charged the next morning with prison murder, abuse of a corpse and proof tampering in reference to Jackie Glynn’s demise. An investigation confirmed that Joseph Glynn killed her on Jan. 1, and the following day drove her physique to a property in Dekalb County, the place he buried it, in accordance with Nashville police. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation mentioned in a Fb put up that Jackie Glynn was discovered useless within the metropolis of Smithville.

“Our ideas are with those that knew and cherished her,” the bureau mentioned.

Dekalb County, which incorporates Smithville, is over an hour exterior of Nashville by automotive.

Joseph Glynn confessed to hitting his spouse within the head with a hammer, killing her, on New 12 months’s Day, CBS affiliate WTVF reported, citing police. She owned the seven-acre property in Dekalb County the place her physique was discovered, in accordance with the information station. 

An affidavit for Joseph Glynn’s arrest confirmed that he towed and hid his spouse’s automotive after killing her, in accordance with WTVF. He additionally allegedly disposed of the homicide weapon and bought a few of her belongings. Joseph Glynn’s confession got here after Nashville police contacted the sheriff in Dekalb County and prompted a welfare test Friday on the Glynns’ property there, the place Jackie Glynn’s son was already in search of his mom. A neighbor informed authorities and the son that that they had observed a gap on the property that was lately crammed.

“We went onto the property and located what we regarded as a burial website. We came upon that the outlet was dug on December 16 by a contractor who had been informed by Mr. Glynn that he wished the outlet for a burn pit. The outlet was six toes extensive, ten toes lengthy, and 6 toes deep,” mentioned Dekalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray in a press release to WTVF. Joseph Glynn informed Nashville police on Friday that he had been on the Dekalb County property earlier within the day making a bonfire.

Sheriff’s deputies found Jackie Glynn’s physique buried within the gap inside a plastic automobile cargo field, which was beneath a big pile of recent roofing shingles and lined with grime, WTVF reported.