A Nashville husband is accused of bludgeoning his wife to death with a hammer and then burying her body in a hole he hired workers to dig on the couple's property, police said.
Joseph Glynn, 70, was arrested Saturday after admitting to authorities that he killed his wife, Jackie Glynn, 76, at their home in Green Hills, Tennessee, on New Year's Day, police reported. Nashville Metropolitan Police Department.
The next day, Joseph Glynn allegedly placed his wife's body in a plastic cargo box, drove approximately 60 miles to the couple's other property in DeKalb County, and dumped the body in a hole previously dug by contractors.
Police said Joseph Glynn told his children that their mother had left home because she was terminally ill.
Suspicious about their father's explanation, the children contacted their mother's health care provider and were told that their mother was not terminally ill.
Her body was discovered Friday in a newly lined hole about 6 feet wide, 10 feet long and 6 feet deep, still inside a cargo box and covered with new shingles and dirt. Fox 17 reported. That's what the police said.
A Silver Alert was issued for the missing wife on the same day her body was discovered.
Investigators said Joseph Glynn had a contractor dig a hole on Dec. 16, claiming it would be used as a burn pit.
The husband of the alleged killer reportedly told detectives that he disposed of the hammer he used to kill his wife in the community center's trash compactor.
Jackie Glynn's car was also found by DeKalb County police, and her husband is suspected of towing it away to hide it.
According to Fox 17, Joseph Glynn is also accused of selling his wife's property days after killing her and contacting a real estate agent to sell the DeKalb County property where his wife's body was buried. He has been indicted.
He is currently being held in the Davidson County Jail on $1.03 million bail and is also charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, police said.
His first scheduled court date is Tuesday morning.
Jackie Glynn was a beloved member of the greater Nashville community who owned and operated Riverwood Mansion, a historic wedding venue.
Friend and colleague Tricia Alsup, who started working at the venue the year Jackie and Joseph Glynn opened, described her as a mentor who was dedicated to her work.
“I started working for her in 1997, and I actually got married there. She was involved in making my dreams come true, as were many brides, workers, and vendors,” said Tricia. Mr. Alsup Said News Channel 5 Nashville on Friday.
Friend and vendor Leslie Emmets, who was regularly hired by Jackie Glynn as a venue photographer, described her friend as “a little woman with big dreams” in a memorial Facebook post.
“A very sad day with the tragic news that a friend of over 25 years has been horribly killed,” her longtime friend said. I have written.
“Jackie was a little woman with big dreams, and Bill and I lived, created, and built her dream of having the most amazing wedding venue that any Nashville couple could call home. And it was an honor to curate it.”
