Tenn. man accused of fatally hitting wife in the head with hammer and burying her body the next day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TCD) — A 70-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of fatally striking his 76-year-old wife in the head with a hammer in their Nashville home and then burying her body on one of their properties in another county.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for Jackie Glynn, who was last seen Jan. 1 near Abbott Martin Road. She reportedly suffered from a medical condition that impaired her “ability to return safely without assistance.”

In an update, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Glynn was found dead in Smithville.

According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, the victim’s husband, Joseph Glynn, allegedly killed his wife in Nashville on Jan. 1, and then drove her body to DeKalb County the next day, where he buried her remains.

Officials found the victim’s body buried in a hole on their property on Allen Bend Road, and they located her car nearby, WSMV-TV reports. The victim’s body was reportedly “deep down” inside a plastic cargo box with roofing shingles and dirt layered on top.

During an interview with police, Joseph Glynn confessed to the fatal attack, according to WSMV.

The suspect reportedly hired a contractor to dig the burial hole weeks before his wife’ death, on Dec. 16. Glynn allegedly told the contractor the large hole was intended for a burn pit.

After his wife’s death, the suspect tossed the hammer he allegedly used to kill her into the Keltonburg Community Center.

Glynn also reportedly sold some of the victim’s possessions and tried to sell their DeKalb County property, but the real estate agent he tried to contact was out of town.

Glynn allegedly told his wife’s children she was terminally ill and planned to leave him. However, according to WSVM, the victim’s medical provider said that was not true.

On Jan. 6, police arrested Glynn on charges of criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. He remains held in the Downtown Detention Center in Davidson County on $1,030,000 bond.