A 22-year-old Connecticut man admitted to killing his wife earlier this month after spending weeks denying any involvement in her disappearance.
Tahj Hutchinson told investigators that he and wife Jessica Edwards got into a fight over some guinea pigs on May 10 when he knelt on her back and neck.
The woman stopped breathing and Hutchinson, thinking she was just unconscious, left the room to care for their 7-month-old son.
But when he returned, Edwards was still lying on the ground, lifeless. He then loaded her body into the Jeep behind the home and tossed it at the Hockanum River Linear Park.
As he moved the body out of the home, relatives of Edwards showed up and noticed something wrapped in a blanket in the car trunk.
When Edwards was not found within the next few days, they reported what they saw to police. Detectives were already suspecting the husband.
Hutchinson had scratches on his face from the fight, which he claimed were a result of some car fixes, and most importantly, he seemed disturbingly “unemotional.”
The South Windsor Police Department had thanked Edwards’ family for their assistance in the investigation that ultimately led them to the body.
“They certainly set the tone for what was happening over the last couple weeks that gave us a lot to go off, and that’s because their family dynamic is so strong,” Sgt. Mark Cleverdon said.
“You can sense it from talking to her mother and sister. They immediately sensed something was seriously wrong.”
Hutchinson was charged with first-degree manslaughter and is currently being held on a $1 million bond.
