Texas man allegedly 'wanted to lay' with his fiancée after fatally shooting her
06/09/2025 11:48 am PDT
DENTON, Texas (TCN) -- Police recently arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of fatally shooting his fiancée and cleaning blood evidence.
On May 19, the Denton Police Department responded to an apartment on Par Drive to what KDFW-TV says was a reported "foul smell." At the scene, officers located 39-year-old LaVera Wardell deceased.
Wardell reportedly lived with her fiancé, William Oddo III. Per an arrest document reviewed by KDFW, officials determined Oddo purchased cleaning supplies a week after Wardell’s death and cleaned blood evidence on the walls and floor.
Authorities located and arrested Oddo at a motel in Mount Pleasant on June 2.
According to KDFW, Oddo told officials that he and Wardell got into a dispute that turned physical on May 6. Oddo reportedly said Wardell charged at him with a knife, so he shot her. He allegedly admitted that he cleaned the scene and said it was because he "wanted to lay with" the victim, which occurred three days after her death.
Oddo was booked into the Denton Jail and faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence.
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