Hours after being charged with murder, 50-year-old Judson Keith Hoover entered a guilty plea to the death of his wife, 38-year-old Rebecca Ruth Hoover.
On August 2nd, Rebecca was last seen, and the following day, Judson filed for divorce. She was already dead at the time, according to officials.
When the couple’s eight-year-old kid told a school counselor that he had seen his father murder his mother, the incident became public knowledge.
Judson reportedly pleaded guilty in order to avoid the youngster being required to testify in court.
According to New Albany Police Chief Bailey, the case started on August 4 when Rebecca’s mother filed a missing person’s report.
Rebecca was not present when police arrived at her residence on St. Joseph Road.
