Texas Fugitive Who Allegedly Murdered His Wife & Apologized On YouTube Found Dead By Suicide As Police Close In
06.01.2022 - 00:37
/ perezhilton.com
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Police finally caught up with Trent Paschal, who allegedly killed his 30-year-old wife, Savannah Paschal, on October 21, 2020. The seemingly self-confessed murderer met his end on New Year’s Eve after disappearing on bond last year.
As Perezcious readers may recall, Trent was arrested for the murder of his wife; he allegedly shot and killed her in the bathroom of their master bedroom after she announced she didn’t want to live with him anymore, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by People.
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Before the shooting, the suspect allegedly posted a video to YouTube in which he seemed to foreshadow the horrifying event, saying, according to local outlet KTKR:
He also went viral for apologizing to his young children in a conversation that was captured on camera by a neighbor. Trent was arrested and released on a $550,000 bond last year. He was ordered to wear an ankle monitor, but on April 13, authorities believe he removed it, allowing him to escape for months. He allegedly stole a Chevy Tahoe from a dealership, holding the salesman at knifepoint during a test drive.
According to KTKR, the monitor did not send a signal that it had been removed either, which made it difficult for police to track him down… until they received a tip on NYE.
On Friday, police in Marion County, Florida, received a 911 call that Paschal was sleeping in a van at Holiday Trav-l Park RV Resort in Ocala. According to Deputy U.S. Marshal Alfredo Perez in a press conference on Monday, cops located the fugitive but were unable to arrest him in time. He explained:
Deputies then waited until they