Aydil Barbosa Fontes.Photo:Delray Beach Police Department Facebook
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A Florida man was arrested this week on accusations he murdered his wife of 15 years, whoseremains were found inside three separate suitcasesat a beach last month, authorities said.
William Lowe, 78, was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder and abuse of a dead body, Delray Beach Police Detective Michael Liberta said at apress conference on Thursday.
On July 21, the Delray Beach Police Department said they received a 911 call about a suspicious item in the water along the Intracoastal Waterway.
According to the arrest report, another witness spotted a man with a similar description getting into a vehicle near where a suitcase was believed to be dumped, Fox 35 reports. Days later, an investigator noticed a gold Ford Taurus registered to Lowe in the vicinity of the crime scene.
William Lowe.Delray Beach Police Department Facebook
During his interrogation, Lowe allegedly said that his wife had been “in Brazil'' for around three weeks and that he didn’t remember the last time he spoke to her, police claimed in the arrest report. Lowe also reportedly said he didn’t know why his wife’s name was on an airline barcode sticker found on one of the suitcases.
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Delray Beach Police Detective Michael Liberta speaking at a press conference on Thursday.Delray Beach Police Department Facebook
Lowe has pleaded not guilty and is being held in Palm Beach County Jail without bond,online court records show.Mark Shiner, Lowe’s attorney, toldCNN, his client “is looking forward for the entire truth to come out in the courtroom.”
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source: people.com
