Husband Arrested After Wife's Body Found In Freezer


A 27-year-old man is in jail in southwest Georgia charged with murder after his wife's body was found in a freezer.

Deputies with the Worth County Sheriff's Department were called to the home about 6 p.m. Friday. Georgia Bureau of Investigation assistant special agent in charge Mark Pro says family members contacted authorities after going to the home to work on the freezer and finding the body of 55-year-old Linda White.

Investigators say Jacob White was inside the home when deputies arrived. He was taken to the Worth County Jail for questioning.

Pro says authorities charged him with murder on Saturday morning.

Investigators believe Linda White was killed between Tuesday and Friday. Her body has been taken to the GBI Crime Lab in DeKalb County for an autopsy.

Jacob White remains in jail.