Las Vegas NowMan May Have Hid Wife's Body for 2 Years

Man May Have Hid Wife's Body for 2 Years

LAS VEGAS, Nv -- There have been four murder suicide attempts just in the last two weeks, but the latest one comes with a gruesome twist. Metro says a husband killed his wife and kept her body in a freezer for long as two years.

Police say they had received a letter from a man who claimed to have harmed his wife and planned to end his life. Officers responded to the man's house at Charleston and Fort Apache and found it locked with no one answering the door. Police called a locksmith and made entry into the home.

After a short search the found a man dead in the master bedroom closet from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. They also found a woman dead and stuffed in a freezer. The woman is believed to be the man's wife and appears to have been killed more than a year ago.

"That's scary how you can kill your wife and leave her there for two years then come back and kill yourself," said Anthony Tomaio, neighbor.

Neighbors tell Eyewitness News that the home was vacant most of the time. They knew an elderly couple lived here, but also heard they traveled out of the country frequently.

"The guy was a mystery man. We never saw him. Last time I saw him was two years ago," said neighbor Lennie Cardello.

Metro says the husband mailed the police records department a letter which was received Thursday.

"I've been married for 40 years and I would never think about doing something like that. It's hard to think someone can get to their wits end to do this," said neighbor Chris Garcia.

There is now a deadbolt on the front door of the house and no one is allowed inside. The couple has yet to be identified. Neighbors say the wife was from Vietnam and that she most likely did not have any family or friends in Las Vegas. Officials are now trying to locate relatives of the couple. The house is listed to someone under the name of Veronica Tran.