US News: Man kills his wife, then searches Google for “How soon can you remarry after your spouse dies?”

More than four months after his wife disappeared, a man whose blood was found in their suburban Washington home has been charged with murder, authorities announced Monday.

As reported by the Associated Press, 37-year-old Naresh Bhatt was indicted by a Prince William County grand jury on charges of murder and desecration of a corpse, according to online court records. Additionally, court records show that in the months before his wife Mamta Kafur Bhatt disappeared, Naresh Bhatt had searched online for questions about how long it would take to get married after his spouse died.

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However, the body of Mamta Bhatt (28) has not been found. However, as reported by the Associated Press, Manassas Park Police Chief Mario Lugo said at a news conference Monday night that investigators had linked her DNA to blood found at the couple’s home. Ta.

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“Investigators executed the first search warrant while Naresh Bhatt was returning home with the couple’s baby and found blood stains in his bedroom and bathroom,” Lugo said, according to the Associated Press. Ta.

He added that evidence showed Mr Butt mutilated his wife’s body, which triggered the blasphemy charge.

The investigation into Mamta Bhatt’s disappearance has drawn international attention, especially in a small community in northern Virginia where murders are rare. In the wake of the incident, local Nepali residents and her family banded together to try to figure out what happened. They leveraged social media, organized community events, and held rallies to raise awareness. Within days, public pressure on her husband Naresh Bhatt began to mount.

Three weeks after Mamta’s disappearance in late July, Naresh Bhatt was charged with felony concealment of a dead body and was taken to jail, where he remains. According to the Associated Press, prosecutors revealed in court that large amounts of blood found in the home suggested non-survivable injuries.

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The investigation into Mamta Bhatt’s death continued. But in September, public defender Lennox argued that Naresh Butt was still entitled to a speedy trial on charges of concealing a corpse. A trial on the charges was scheduled for next week.

Law enforcement experts say murders without bodies are not uncommon. Although prosecutions remain difficult, advances in evidence-gathering techniques such as DNA, cell phone location data and surveillance footage have made these cases easier to handle in recent years.

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Tad DiBiase, a former federal prosecutor and author of the 2014 book “Murder Without a Body: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning in Missing Victim Cases,” writes on his website: We are following a murder trial without a body. As of September 2, DiBiase reported an 87% conviction rate in 604 trials across the country, according to the Associated Press.

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