Jake Bigoni Charged With Murder After Estranged Wife Found Dead in Plano Apartment, 2 Children Home
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Jake Bigoni Charged With Murder After Estranged Wife Found Dead in Plano Apartment, 2 Children Home
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Summary
Plano police upgraded charges against Jake Bigoni, 37, from abuse of corpse to murder after finding his estranged wife Eliana dead during a welfare check Wednesday.
A friend triggered the check after Eliana missed an 8:30 a.m. breakfast and could not be reached while heading to pick up the couple's 2- and 5-year-old children.
Police said Bigoni's mother reported that her son called and said, "She's dead. We got in a fight and she's dead," and officers saw what appeared to be a large blood stain on his shirt.
Eliana's body was found in the trunk of a white Hyundai in the apartment garage with major head and face injuries; the children were inside the apartment and unharmed.
Bigoni, who police say has a history of violent behavior, was jailed without bond as the case moves forward amid the couple's divorce.
What missed warning signs preceded the tragic Plano murder, and how did a known history of violence escalate to this fatal encounter?
With children mere rooms away from the violence, what invisible psychological toll will this devastating domestic homicide leave on the youngest survivors?