Daniel Barrett, 40, charged with criminal homicide in connection with bludgeoning death of his wife, Mary Barrett
Mary Barrett, 43, a US Air Force veteran, was found dead in the basement of her home in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, on Monday
Daniel allegedly confessed to stabbing Mary with fireplace tongues and hitting her on the head with a fireplace poker after she admitted to infidelity
Suspect then dragged the wife down to the basement and left her there to die for two days, before turning himself in to the police
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after he allegedly admitted to killing his wife with a fire poker.
Fox 56 reports that Daniel Barrett went to the Plymouth Police Department on Monday and while “emotional and excited,” confessed to killing his wife, Mary Barrett. He reportedly claimed his wife had been cheating on him.
When police arrived at a home off of Gaylord Avenue, they found blood throughout the house, including a trail of blood leading to the basement. Authorities found Mary Barrett lying lifeless on the basement floor with a hole in her head.
According to investigators, the suspect said he got into an argument with his wife on January 9. He allegedly claimed that while questioning her about another man, she admitted to seeing someone else. That’s when he punched her in the face and blacked out in fury.
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Daniel Barrett, 40, charged with criminal homicide in connection with bludgeoning death of his wife, Mary Barrett
Mary Barrett, 43, a US Air Force veteran, was found dead in the basement of her home in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, on Monday
Daniel allegedly confessed to stabbing Mary with fireplace tongues and hitting her on the head with a fireplace poker after she admitted to infidelity
Suspect then dragged the wife down to the basement and left her there to die for two days, before turning himself in to the police
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with criminal homicide after police say he confessed to stabbing and bludgeoning his wife to death with a fireplace poker, and then leaving her to die in the basement of their home for two days following an argument about infidelity.