Widow charged with murder after missing husband found buried in front yard
Neola Robinson |
A 62-year-old woman has been charged with murder after the body of her missing husband was found buried in her front yard.
Ervin Robinson was 57 when he disappeared from his home in Tarrant County, Texas, three years ago.
His wife Neola was arrested on Saturday after Texas Rangers made the grim discovery at the couple's mobile home in Pelican Bay following a tip-off.
She is currently being held on $150,000 bail at Tarrant County Jail.
She has also been placed on suicide watch and is awaiting a full mental health evaluation.
Missing: Husband Ervin Robinson vanished in 2010
Denton County Jail
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Neighbour Carolann Wheless spoke of her shock after police surrounded the home in Partridge Court, where she regularly walks past with her three-year-old son.
She told nbcdfw.com: "In the front yard of all places - I mean, how do you get away with something like that?"
Ervin Robinson vanished in May 2010 and was reported missing by his boss, Michael Wright, when he failed to turn up for work for two weeks.
Mr Wright said Mr Robinson, a supervisor at TJ Machine and Tool, was a valuable employee.
"All along, there was hope that maybe he did leave town, but it's hard for [his family] to accept the reality of what has actually happened here," Wright said.
Public records show Neola Robinson had several arrests, including burglary, theft and driving without insurance.
She is also shown to have had eight other surnames.
Source: Mirror UK