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At about 9 a.m. Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Alderson Police responded to a call for an unresponsive woman.
They discovered Marissa Dawson who was deceased and “sustained major facial trauma,” police stated in the complaint.
“[I]t appeared the subject was thrown through the residence and striking what appeared to be her head on several items in the residence,” it stated in the complaint.
Law enforcement searched the home and found bloody clothing and noted it appeared Marissa’s clothes had been changed, according to the documents.
Police noticed blood on Zachary’s clothing, necklace, hands and inside the vehicle, according to the complaint.
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
During an interview with Zachary, police allege he admitting to “striking” his wife during an argument the night before, and allegedly told police he killed her.
“Subject stated after striking his wife, he blacked out and when he came to, he knew that he had messed up,” police stated in the complaint. “Subject admitted he changed her clothes to have clean clothes on her.”
Marissa was the mother of five children, who were not home at the time of the argument, West Virginia’sMetroNews reported. The couple was married on Oct. 24, the outlet reported.
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Dawson is currently being held without bond in Southern Regional Jail, according toonline jail records. It was unclear whether he retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
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source: people.com
