Mother, 34, is arrested for 'murdering her husband, chopping up his corpse with an ax then making her two CHILDREN help put his dismembered remains into bags so she could burn them'
A woman shot her husband, chopped up his body with an ax and then got her two children to help put his dismembered remains into bags, police say.
Thessalonica Allen, 34, allegedly shot spouse of one year Randy Allen, 50, on July 27 inside their apartment in La Porte, Indiana.
The fatal row is said to have begun after Randy confronted Thessalonica after her usage of an undisclosed website.
She is then said to have struggled to dispose of his remains, so allegedly got to work hacking them up with an ax to make them easier to carry away and burn.
Investigators say Allen's two, both minors, heard a 'loud bang' and ran to their mother's bedroom, according to court documents.
They found Randy on the ground, asking his children to call 911, but their mother ordered them to go back to their room, it is alleged. The couple did not share any children, Randy's grieving relatives told the NWI Times.
Thessalonica Allen, left, was arrested for allegedly murdering her husband Randy Allen, fight, and chopping his corpse up with an ax
Police found notes from Thessalonica, detailing a plan to frame Randy for drug possession. Another note described how she would get rid of his body
The murder took place inside the couples apartment in La Porte, Indiana. Thessalonica said she stored Randy's body inside her daughter's closet
Later that night, Thessalonica woke her kids and asked them to drag Randy's body out of the house and load it into his car, court papers say.
When his body proved too heavy to move, Thessalonica went out and returned the next day with cleaning supplies and an axe, it is alleged.
Although she chopped the body to pieces, it was still too heavy for them to move, distressing investigative records show.
Thessalonica allegedly asked an ex-boyfriend for help two days after the killing, and he refused and reported the incident, the South Bend Tribune reports.
Police found the vehicle outside a hardware store in La Porte and the tote bag containing Randy's dismembered corpse inside a closet in the children's bedroom
Thessalonica had allegedly planned to burn the body in South Bend.
Randy's family mourned his loss and refuted Thessaloncia's claims that he beat her and her kids. Randy had five kids of his own, with the oldest starting a GoFundMe for his burial costs
Randy, pictured above, was beloved by his family, who say the whole ordeal has been heartbreaking
The GoFundMe has raised more than $3,500. Randy is, pictured with his five kids outside his marriage with Thessaloncia. None were present at the time of his killing
The children told cops their mom and Randy had been arguing about a website Thessalonica had visited just before Randy was shot.
They added that Randy appeared to be packing his things and leaving.
Thessaloncia claims she shot Randy after he started choking her.
She told the ex-boyfriend that she shot Randy because he was beating her and her children, ABC reports.
'You guys don't understand, he beats me,' Thessaloncia told the officers who arrested her.
Randy's family disputed her claims and said he was always a loving father and grandfather, the NW Times reports
'He was a sweet person,' Jakelia Dooley-Jones, his oldest daughter, said. 'He was caring. He was nurturing.'
Commenting on his dad's alleged killer, Dooley-Jones said: 'He didn't give me any indication that she was crazy.'
'We're devastated. This was a senseless murder that didn't have to happen,' added Randy's older sister, Sharon Colmen.
During a search of the home, police allegedly found three notes detailing Thessaloncia's actions before and after the shooting.
One note is said to have said:
- Get drugs from friend
- Get ziplock bags
- When Randy is in shower, get pawn tickets out of wallet
- Put gun/drugs in car under seat while in car
- Call Hearthside and tell them Rand had drugs and gun in car
A second note said:
- Spray expletive in face, hit him in right knee w/hammer
- Hit w/hammer/stab him
- Roll body up in sheets & plastic bags
- Pick up Jay no phones, Jay follows me to LP, put body in Lincoln w/his Boost phone leave Jay car here
- Take my keys and his car key off the ring
A third note said: 'Go to SB, Jay follow me back to LaPorte put body in Lincoln, Drive to SB, leave body in car while running, Jay brings me back to LP. While doing this be on 'compt' doing ATI.'
Thessalonica faces felony charges of abusing a corpse, altering a death scene, contributing to the delinquency of her two minor children, and neglecting the children.
She is being held in the LaPorte County Jail without bond.