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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Man who tied concrete to wife, threw her off bridge gets life in prison
2019-02-03
[NYPOST] A Texas man who admitted to killing his estranged wife by tying a massive chunk of concrete to her and throwing her off a bridge into a lake has been sentenced to life in prison.
Good idea. A divorce can cost up to $300 in Texas. Better to just tie a 120 pound rock around her neck and throw her off a bridge.
Prosecutors in Fort Worth say Rodolfo "Rudy" Arellano pleaded guilty Wednesday to capital murder. He’ll serve life behind bars without chance of parole.
Maybe he should have double-checked the cost effectiveness of that move.
Just think what he is going to save on rent and utilities, not to mention food.
The 36-year-old man could have faced the death penalty
if convicted at trial.

The body of 28-year-old Elizabeth Arellano was discovered in April 2016 in Lake Worth after police say fishermen reported hearing screams and seeing someone fall from the bridge.

When her body was discovered, a rope was tied around her neck attached to a 119-pound (54-kilogram) hunk of concrete. Rodolfo Arellano was nabbed
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
10 days later.
Posted by:Fred

#3  ...who knows? In prison he may get another one, or be one.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-02-03 14:09  

#2  To be fair, Raj, it was only his first wife.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-02-03 13:17  

#1  The body of 28-year-old Elizabeth Arellano was discovered in April 2016 in Lake Worth after police say fishermen reported hearing screams and seeing someone fall from the bridge.

He forgot the duct tape? Talk about a rookie mistake.
Posted by: Raj   2019-02-03 08:32  

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