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Former Newtown Man Charged With Murdering His Wife
After being listed missing for 26 years — the police investigation gone cold — Elizabeth Heath's body was found in April 2010 buried under the floor of a barn at the Newtown property where she and her husband John lived together.
Former Newtown resident John Heath — long considered a , though never fingered, in the 1984 "" disappearance of his wife, Elizabeth Heath, whose remains were found in 2010 — has reportedly been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the case and is being held on a $1 million bond.
According to a report in the Newtown Bee, police arrested Heath via warrant Monday night.
After being listed missing for 26 years — the — in April 2010 buried under the floor of a barn at the Newtown property where she and John lived together. The discovery was reportedly made by contractors hired by the home's new owners just as police were reopening the investigation.
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The state medical examiner as "," and police .
About a week after the body was found, at John Heath's residence in Bridgewater, where they collected more evidence.
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The couple was reportedly when Elizabeth, then 30, went missing.
Heath, 68, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Danbury Superior Court, according to the report.
For more, check out the Newtown Bee report.
