Alleged Remains of Wife's Buried Body Approved for Trial Evidence
Jury selection should begin Wednesday in the case of an Elkridge man accused of murdering his wife, burying her under the shed.
Remains found buried in concrete underneath a shed in an Elkridge backyard can be used as evidence in the state’s trial against Robert Jarrett Jr., a judge ruled Monday. The remains, according to the medical examiner, were those of Christine Jarrett, Robert Jarrett’s wife in January 1991 when he reported her missing. In April 2012, Jarrett’s second wife – from whom he was separated at the time and who later filed for divorce – allowed police to search the property behind their house. It was the same home Jarrett shared with Christine when she was reported missing. Jarrett was indicted on first-degree murder in May. Read full coverage of the Jarrett case on Elkridge Patch In court Monday, Jarrett’s attorney, George Psoras Jr., revived …
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