In a shocking incident in Florida, a 78-year-old man named William Lowe Jr. has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 80-year-old wife, Aydil Barbosa Fontes, whom he was married to for 15 years.
The tragic discovery of her dismembered remains stuffed into suitcases and bags floating in a local waterway has left the community in shock.
The gruesome incident came to light when the police found a suitcase with human remains inside the Intracoastal Waterway near Palm Trail in Delray Beach.
Shortly after, two more suitcases with human remains were discovered nearby, followed by two additional bags within the Delray Beach city limits.
The police sought the public's help to identify the victim, described as a woman between 35 and 55 years old, possibly Hispanic or white.
Inside one of the suitcases, there was an airline scan code that came back to the name "A Barbosa Ontes," a name similar to the victim's last name, "Fontes."
Search warrants were obtained, and a grisly scene was uncovered in the couple's apartment: blood spatter, cleaning products with blood, drag marks, and a large amount of blood throughout the home.
During the investigation, when the police were at Lowe's apartment, he was caught trying to enter through a rear window, even though he was not allowed to be there.
This raised suspicions, and the police decided to check his storage unit, where they made a chilling discovery - a chainsaw.
Officials believe that Lowe shot Aydil Barbosa Fontes, causing a fatal gunshot wound to her head.
He then allegedly dismembered her body inside the apartment and placed her remains in the suitcases, which he discarded into the Intracoastal Waterway.
The motive behind this heinous crime remains unclear.
Lowe was questioned by detectives, and he claimed that his wife was in Brazil for about three weeks and had no knowledge of her travel details or last communication.
In court, Lowe made his first appearance and was ordered to be held without bond. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are still piecing together the events that led to this tragic incident.
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