Ex-Green Beret's wife accused of killing and dismembering him after he revealed divorce plans
The wife of a recently-retired Green Beret who disappeared in late January is accused of killing and dismembering him after he told her he wanted a divorce, authorities in North Carolina said.
Shana Cloud, 50, was denied bond Monday after she was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the killing of Clinton Bonnell, 50, court records show.
Bonnell’s remains were discovered in a body of water in a rural area southeast of Fayetteville in February, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. DNA testing confirmed the remains were those of Bonnell last week, according to the statement.
Citing Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West, NBC affiliate WRAL of Raleigh reported that the remains were a dismembered human torso.
West said authorities gathered digital and video evidence allegedly linking Cloud to the area where the torso was found, the station reported.