The murder trial resumes Thursday morning in the case against Christopher Wolfenbarger, a Georgia man accused of killing and beheading his wife.

As CrimeOnline previously reported, Wolfenberger stands accused of the murder of his wife, Melissa Wolfenberger.

Police named Wolfenberger a person of interest from the start, according to Atlanta Homicide Detective Jarion Shepard.

The last communication Melissa Wolfenbarger’s family received from her was on Thanksgiving in 1998. On that day, she made a phone call from her husband’s grandparents’ house, as noted in a police report from that period.

In 1999, authorities discovered a human head submerged in bleach and placed inside a black trash bag near Avon Avenue in Atlanta. This location was situated behind a glass company where Christopher Wolfenbarger had previously been employed.

Police said he didn’t report his wife missing until 2000, claiming that she left voluntarily and never returned.

A grand jury indicted Wolfenberger in 2024.

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