Six people are charged in connection to the death of a man who was buried under a concrete slab in his backyard.
James Leon Wood, 50, was reported missing by his mother who lives in New Mexico in January.
Investigators obtained a search warrant for Wood’s home in Winchester, Tennessee, and found his body buried in the backyard.
The Winchester Police Department charged six people Monday, including Wood’s wife and son-in-law, in connection with his death.
Winchester Police Department Assistant Chief Kelly Gass said police began investigating the disappearance of 50-year-old James Leon Wood when his mother, who lives in New Mexico, reported him missing on Jan. 18.
Gass said the investigation led officers to obtain a search warrant for the home and they found his body on Jan. 24 buried in the backyard.
The police charged arrested Wood’s wife, Glenna Yvonne Wood; his stepdaughter, Mikayla Danielle Harmon; Harmon’s husband, Grant Matthew Poole; and another man, Shawn Michael Hampton, were charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and abuse of a corpse.
Two others, Kisha Evelyn Anderson and Joseph Scott Newingham were charged with being accessories after the fact.
Hampton was arrested Friday in Madison County, Alabama, and the others were arrested in Thornton, Colorado.
Winchester Police Chief Ritchie Lewis said in a press release: ‘We would like thank the Thornton Colorado Police Department and the Madison County Alabama Sheriff’s Department.
‘These agencies were instrumental in apprehending these individuals.
‘We also want to thank members of our local community for providing information that has been beneficial to our investigation into this matter.’
The police determined that the last time Wood had been heard from was July 2017. He declined to discuss a possible motive in the case.