The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: Fox News
Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:23 PM
Ohio Man Confesses He Dumped Wife's Body Into Tennessee River After First Telling Officials She Had Died In Graceland Parking Lot
According to WREG sources, Phillip Snider's wife Roberta, age 70, was in poor health, and their trip to Graceland was to be their last trip.
WREG reports Phillip told family members he wanted to take his wife to Graceland "one last time before she died."
Snider told authorities he had flagged down an ambulance after she died in the parking lot, and she was taken away by rescue workers. He said he returned to their home in Hartville, Ohio, without knowing where her body had been taken.
Local police later reported they did not have any records of the woman's body.
Hartville police confirmed that Phillip Snider had checked into a Days Inn near Graceland on January 5.
On Friday, WREG reports Snider's story had changed, and he said his wife actually passed away from cancer somewhere in Kentucky. Instead of stopping, reports said he continued his journey to Memphis.
On his way home, authorities said Snider wrapped his wife's body in plastic and dumped the body in the Tennessee River along I-40. WREG reports Snider told police his wife died of natural causes, and he had "put her with nature."
A recovery team searched the area, but as of Monday, the woman's body had not been recovered. Authorities said Snider could face charges if his wife's body is found.
