Woman killed husband, lived with rotting body parts for months: cops
An Ohio woman killed her 54-year-old husband and lived with his dismembered body parts in their home for five months, according to police.
Marcia Eubank, 49, of Coventry Township, was arrested Saturday evening in the parking lot of a Walmart and charged with murder in the domestic incident, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
Sheriff’s investigators and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office tentatively identified the decomposed remains found Saturday as Howard Eubank, 54, officials said.
“Due to the decomposition and condition of the body, this process will take additional time,” said Gary Guenther, chief investigator for the Medical Examiner’s Office.
The couple’s son — who has been living on and off with his parents — climbed into their home through a window after being locked out of the house, according to News 5 Cleveland.
Upon entry, he smelled something foul and saw maggots near three plastic containers, according to Sheriff Steve Barry.
He texted his mom, who was not home, to ask what was inside the three containers. She texted back, saying it was his father’s remains, Barry said.
Police received a tip saying Marcia was at a Walmart in Green, where she was arrested without incident at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Investigators determined that Howard was killed in a “domestic-related incident.”
His wife admitted shooting him in the back of the head on June 13. She then dismembered his body using an electric saw and other tools, officials told News 5 Cleveland.
“It’s sick. I’ve known these people for over 20 years,” neighbor Jackie Kaylor told the Akron Beacon Journal. “It’s absolutely devastating. I just can’t believe this is all real.”
Kaylor said officials were on the scene from about 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday “carrying different bags of things from outside the house and back yard.”
Marcia, who works at a nursing home in Green, is a 1987 graduate of Green High School, according to her Facebook page, which mainly shows updates on online games she was playing.