By Erika Hernandez
25 Aug 2024, 1:19 PM EDT
Authorities reported that A Fayetteville, Georgia, man was arrested in Louisiana on Thursday after he allegedly killed his wife and burned her body. before burying it under garden debris.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said Kenneth Hardin Junior faces homicide-related charges and was being held in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, awaiting extradition.
In a news release, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said that during the early morning hours of Tuesday, a domestic dispute occurred between Hardin and his wife at their residence on Merlin Court in Fayetteville.
The next morning, Hardin allegedly confessed to his relatives that he had murdered his wife, burned her body and was leaving town.
Hardin’s father contacted county dispatchers to report the alleged incident later that morning, and when deputies responded to the residence, they discovered evidence that was consistent with what was reported.
As the investigation continued, detectives were able to track Hardin’s vehicle to Convington, Louisiana. They then contacted the Louisiana State Patrol and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (STPSO) and worked together to locate the vehicle at a nearby motel.
After locating the vehicle, SWAT members detained Hardin inside the motel and then booked him into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center. as a fugitive awaiting extradition to Georgia.
While some investigators pursued Hardin, others continued the investigation at Hardin’s residence, where they located a shallow grave in a wooded area behind the residence.
The sheriff’s office said the burned remains of Hardin’s wife, Carrie Hardin, were located buried under yard debris.
The investigation into the matter is ongoing.
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