Louisiana man allegedly killed his wife and drove her body across states before arrest
Authorities say man, 50, shot wife in Louisiana and put her body in car before driving and being stopped in Tennessee A man in Louisiana killed his wife and then took her body on a driving tour through several states before he was arrested in Tennessee, authorities allege. The suspect’s macabre purported odyssey began in Baton Rouge when, according to Louisiana investigators, Tyronne Brazille,…
Tyronne Brazille, 50, allegedly killed his 50-year-old wife, Lanessa Bradford, in Louisiana and then drove her body across multiple states before being arrested in Tennessee, authorities allege. The incident reportedly began at Independence Community Park in Baton Rouge, where the couple had an argument. Instead of calling the police, Brazille is said to have strapped Bradford into the passenger seat of his car and drove her to Tennessee, passing through Mississippi, where they were stopped for a traffic violation.
Bradford was found dead with a gunshot wound in the vehicle, while Brazille was arrested as a fugitive and will face extradition to Memphis for a second-degree murder charge. According to a friend of Bradford's, the couple was experiencing marital issues and Bradford had been planning to leave. Brazille reportedly has a history of mental health problems and had made threats to kill himself or his wife before.
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