Marion Co. Man Accused of Burning, Hiding His Father's Body Arrested Thursday

Marion Co. man accused of burning, hiding his father's body arrested Thursday

Sheriff Ronnie "Bo" Burnett say Richard Keith Wilder of Whitwell is charged with one count of Abuse of a Corpse.

Marion County man arrested after authorities say he burned his father's body in fire pit

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man has been arrested after authorities say he burned his dead father’s body. This is according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. They say that Richard Keith Wilder of Whitwell hid and burned his father’s corpse in Mullins Cove. After a joint investigation between the Marion and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Offices, they discovered the human remains inside of a fire pit. Deputies arrested Wilder yesterday and cha…