- Date: June 11, 2010
- Summary
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Bryan Hower, 33, told Polk County Sheriff's Office investigators he killed Bonnie Lynn Hower, 33, during a fight because he was afraid she would leave and take the couple's children, an arrest report said. He then put her body in a hole in woods behind the house, where deputies found it after her uncle called to report her missing
- Victim
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Name: Bonnie Lynn Hower
Cause of Death:
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Race: White
City: None
More Information: Strangled by her husband, Bryan, during a fight over her plans to leave and take the couple's children. Body found dumped in a hole in woods behind the house.
- Suspect
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Name: Bryan Hower
Age: None
Gender: Male
Race: White
City:
Charge: Murder
More Information: Sheriff's investigators say Hower told them he and his wife fought over her plans to leave him and take the couple's children. Hower said she came at him with a knife and that after disarming her he strangled her and then dumped her body in a hole in woods behind the house. Deputies found the body after Bonnie Lynn Hower was reported missing by her uncle.