Kentucky man allegedly lived with his wife’s decomposing body for days
02/04/2025 11:52 am PST
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (TCN) -- A 42-year-old man is in custody after allegedly concealing his wife’s death and living with her body for days.
According to the Highland Heights Police Department, on Feb. 3, officers responded to a home on Grey Stable Lane to a report of an unresponsive person. At the scene, authorities found 37-year-old Laura Hern deceased.
Police found the victim on her bed with "obvious signs of decomposition," the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Laura Hern’s husband, Tyler Hern, reportedly told officers he discovered his wife deceased, but he didn’t contact law enforcement. He said he lived with her body for around seven to 10 days.
According to a citation reviewed by the Cincinnati Enquirer, Tyler Hern said he used the victim’s "phone to text family members when they were checking on her well-being in an attempt to conceal her death."
Tyler Hern was booked into the Campbell County Jail on a charge of abuse of corpse. He remains held on $500,000 bond.
The circumstances surrounding Laura Hern’s death remain under investigation.
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