Texas Man Hid Fiance's Body for 3 Weeks After Killing Her with a Shotgun

'Heartbreaking': Texas Man Confesses to Killing Black Fiancée, Stayed with Her Decomposing Body for Days Until Neighbors Called 911 to Report Flies and 'Very Foul Smell'

A white Texas man is under arrest for the brutal slaying of his Black fiancée after he allegedly stayed with her body for at least three days because he “wanted to lay with” her. William Joseph Oddo III, 52, was arrested on June 2 by the Denton County police on charges of murder and tampering with evidence after confessing to shooting LaVera Wardell in the head. He is being held on $160,000 bail. William Joseph Oddo III (right) is accused murder…

Texas man hid fiance's body for 3 weeks after killing her with a shotgun

DENTON, Texas (WTVO) — A Texas man told police he killed his fiancée with a shotgun three weeks before her body was discovered, because he "wanted to lay" with her after her death. According to the Denton Police Department, officers were called to an apartment in the 5200 block of Par Drive around 1:23 p.m. on May 19th for a foul smell. There, authorities found the body of 39-year-old LaVera Wardell, with traumatic injuries to her head. Police s…

Texas Man Reveals Shocking Reason He Kept Fiancé's Body For Days After Horrific Shotgun Killing

A Texas man allegedly cleaned up after shooting his fiancé so that he could "lay" with her for days after her death.

Texas Man Admits Gunning Down Fiancee, Staying With Body Until Smell Drove Him to Motel

A Texas man has been charged with gunning down his fiancee with shotgun, then living with her body for several weeks before the smell drove him to a motel. William Joseph Oddo III, 52, told police when he was finally arrested on June 2 that he “wanted to lay” with LaVera Wardell after he murdered her, WTVO reported. Denton Police say Oddo shot Wardell, 39, to death on May 6. A week later, Oddo purchased cleaning supplies at a number of stores. H…