A Central Texas man has been sentenced to 52 years in state prison for murdering his wife by beheading her in front of their two young children and storing her head in the freezer.
David Dauzat, 24, who is sometimes referred to as ‘Davie,’ pleaded guilty to murder on Friday for the August 2016 killing of Natasha Dauzat, 21, McLennan County Assistant District Attorney Michael Jarrett said.
The mother-of-two was stabbed dozens of times with a knife at the couple’s home in Bellmead, which is located northeast of Waco, authorities said.
David Dauzat could be eligible for parole after serving 26 years.
David Dauzat, 24, has been sentenced to 52 years in state prison for murdering his wife, Natasha Dauzat, 21, by beheading her in front of their two young children in Texas
David Dauzat agreed to the plea deal because that’s what Natasha Dauzat’s family requested, Jarrett said.
‘They didn’t want to put the children through a trial and have them relive those memories,’ Jarrett said.
Police had visited the Dauzats’ mobile home in the mid-morning hours of Aug. 25, 2016, after David’s brother called the police at around 8.20 am Central and asked for a welfare check, KWTX reported.
The unidentified brother ‘was concerned about… Davie’s well-being and wanted officers to locate and speak with Davie,’ police said in a press release.
David Dauzat has been sentenced to 52 years in state prison for murdering his wife by by decapitation and storing her head in the freezer
David Dauzat agreed to the plea deal because that’s what Natasha Dauzat’s family requested
An officer and a supervisor went to the Dauzat’s home and spoke with both David and Natasha outside their residence.
‘There was no indication from Natasha or Davie that either of them was in distress or in need of police intervention at that time,’ police said.
‘They both appeared calm and expressed their curiosity why the police were there.’
The officers determined at that time that there was no sign of trouble and then left the Dauzats at their residence.
An officer and a supervisor went to the Dauzat’s home and spoke with both David and Natasha outside their residence hours before the mother-of-two was killed on Aug. 25, 2016
David’s brother called the police at around 8.20 am Central that morning and asked for a welfare check, which prompted the police’s visit to the Dauzats’ mobile home
The killing occurred while the couple’s two young children, ages 1 and 2, were in the home
The brother then called police again about two hours later, saying David had told him that ‘he killed his girlfriend,’ police said.
Police returned and found Natasha Dauzat had been decapitated.
The killing occurred while the couple’s two young children, ages 1 and 2, were in the home, authorities said.
They were found uninjured, taken into protective custody, and eventually turned over to a relative.
Natasha Dauzat’s introduction section on her personal Facebook account, which has been turned into a legacy account in her memory, now reads:
‘I’m the happiest girl ever with an amazing Husband and kids and I love them xoxoxoxo.’
It is not clear when the introduction section on her memorial page was last updated.
It is not clear when the intro section on Natasha Dauzat’s memorial page was last updated