On Saturday, a Nashville man was charged with the murder of his wife and other related crimes. The accused and the victim have been identified as 70-year old, Joseph Glynn and 76-year old, Jackie Glynn. Joseph allegedly killed his wife on January 1 and buried her body in the neighbouring county. Jackie Glynn was reported missing a day earlier in a ‘Silver Alert’ issued by the Metro Nashville Police Department. It stated that the woman has been missing since January 1. She was allegedly seen last at her home and has mobility problem.
The next morning, Joseph was charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering of evidence related to the death of Jackie Glynn. A Police Investigation concluded that the victim’s husband killed her on New Year’s day and drove her dead body the next day for over an hour to a property owned by her in Dekalb County. This was where he buried the deceased body. Joseph Glynn has since confessed to brutally hitting his wife’s head with a hammer and killing her. According to an affidavit released by WTVF, Joseph Glynn ‘towed and hid his wife’s car’, a Black Toyota Rav4 which had a Tennessee License Plate. The accused disposed the murder weapon and sold some of the victim’s belongings as well.
A neighbour shared the pre-incident activities. They said “We went onto the property and found what we thought to be a burial site. We found out that the hole was dug on December 16 by a contractor who had been told by Mr. Glynn that he wanted the hole for a burn pit. The hole was six feet wide, ten feet long, and six feet deep,”. This was shared by the Dekalb County Sheriff Patrick with WTVF.
What made Joseph Glynn kill his wife? It is shocking to witness a settled couple land into such circumstances. The Police Investigation is ongoing and strict action will be taken against the accused once all findings are thoroughly reviewed. Murder has become a very common activity for people. It almost seems like this criminal act does not hold any objection. According to statistics released by UNODC (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime) in their 2019 Edition, the global murder rate was estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 in 2017. There is no fear among people anymore, this is frightening.
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