A Texas man has been arrested after police say he killed his estranged wife while their young children were at home.
Jake Bigoni, 37, was arrested Wednesday after officers conducting a welfare check on his estranged wife, Eliana Bigoni, found her dead at his apartment in Plano, Texas. Police said he was first booked on a felony charge of abuse of a corpse, with a murder charge added later, according to a department news release.
The welfare check was requested after one of Eliana’s friends contacted authorities, saying Eliana had missed an 8:30 a.m. breakfast Wednesday and was not answering calls, according to an arrest warrant obtained by FOX 4. The friend told police the couple was separated and that Eliana had been headed to pick up their two children, ages 2 and 5.
Jake Bigoni, 37, was booked into jail on a murder charge in the death of his estranged wife. (Collin County Jail)
Eliana Bigoni was found dead as the couple was going through a divorce.
Investigators said Jake Bigoni’s mother later contacted police after receiving a call from her son. According to authorities, he allegedly told her, “I have something to tell you. She’s dead. We got in a fight and she’s dead.”
Eliana Bigoni was found dead inside her estranged husband’s Plano, Texas, apartment. (Facebook/Eliana Bigoni)
When officers arrived at Jake Bigoni’s apartment, they allegedly noticed what appeared to be a large blood stain on his shirt, which he claimed came from cleaning. Police said Eliana Bigoni’s body was later discovered in the trunk of a white Hyundai parked in the apartment’s garage. Officials said she had suffered severe injuries to her head and face.
Jake Bigoni and his estranged wife, Eliana Bigoni, in an undated photo. (Facebook/Eliana Bigoni)
Police said the couple’s children were in the apartment during the alleged murder and weren’t harmed.
According to the report, Jake Bigoni allegedly has a history of violent behavior.
Jake Bigoni is being held in jail with no bond.
