Cassidy Ritchie and Chris Morland.Photo:Tulsa Police Department/Facebook
Tulsa Police Department/Facebook
An Oklahoma man is accused of murdering his missing wife, whose body was found in her wrecked car under a pile of clothes over the weekend, authorities said.
On Monday, Chris Morland was arrested on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 39-year-old Cassidy Ritchie, his wife of less than one month, the Tulsa Police Departmentannounced Sunday.
Ritchie was found in her SUV “hidden in a very small space and covered with clothing and boxes,” police said. She had several injuries from what police claimed was blunt force trauma.
On Jan. 25, Tulsa police asked for the public’s help in finding the woman after her parents filed a missing persons report that day. Ritchie’s family had reportedly not heard from her since Jan. 21. At the time, police also said in astatementthat Ritchie had been involved in a domestic disturbance and did not provide further information.
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“Morland would not come off any of his stories and maintained that [Ritchie] was just somewhere visiting a friend,” police claimed in the press release. Police added that Morland allegedly refused to sign a waiver to search Ritchie’s car and instead requested law enforcement obtain a warrant.
It’s unclear if Morland has entered a plea to the murder charge or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
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source: people.com
