Texas newlywed, 23, gets 40 years for decapitating wife, 21, in brutal murder just 3 months after wedding
Texas newlywed, 23, gets 40 years for decapitating wife, 21, in brutal murder just 3 months after wedding
Jared Dicus will not be eligible for parole until 2043 at the earliest under the terms of his plea deal.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18339864
A judge in Texas sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for murdering his wife just months into their marriage.
Jared Dicus, 23, confessed to killing his wife, Anggy Diaz, 21, on Jan. 11, 2023, the same day that her mutilated body was discovered near the couple's residence, according to the Waller County Sheriff's Office (WCSO).
The newlyweds were living in a home on the property of Dicus' parents, who alerted police after coming across their daughter-in-law's body, according to the WCSO.
Sheriff Troy Guidry described the scene at a press conference a few days later, saying: "A portion of the body was dismembered, and the residence was covered in blood. Gruesome scene at best."
40 years seems kind of low for murdering a person and mutilating their body.
You would think so, but remember that parole isn't a given in Texas, and he will have to spend at least 19 in prison before parole can even be considered. Average life expectancy for men in the US is 73, and 23 + 40 = 63; this guy will be in a hot Texas prison for most of his adult life and will likely not live much past getting out.
ETA: also, the parents accepted the terms of the plea deal, and since they're the ones aggrieved, they should ultimately get to decide what's fair justice.
Sentencing in the US is insane. Amara Lundy only got 10 years, and that was significantly more gruesome than this (going solely by the "how many dismembered body parts there were" metric). It's wild.
Decapitation is really intense, I’m desperate to know why.
Like, what argument could you have that makes you so angry that you literally take her head off?
I won't link it or discuss details cause spoilers are broken on Lemmy and I don't want people exposed to this shit, but good lord this dude had issues. It's fucking bad, and I was an EMT working urban 911 for a few years.
I’ll take your word for it, they must be some intense issues.
Average treatment of women in Texas.
Those 90 day trial periods are brutal
Does anyone else feel like a little giggle when I mention this guy... Jared... Dicus?
Guidry said in his press conference that deputies had been called to the couple's residence for reports of domestic violence on more than one occasion before Diaz's death.
“Waller County does not tolerate domestic violence..."
it kinda sounds like you do.
Shoulda went eye for an eye on him
Guidry said in his press conference that deputies had been called to the couple's residence for reports of domestic violence on more than one occasion before Diaz's death.
If someone has shown that they're willing to inflict physical harm upon you, then staying with them is you giving your tacit permission to continue. You have to leave before they end up killing you.
EDIT: guess all the domestic abusers are upset I'm telling their partner to leave them 🤷♂️
For victims of domestic violence it's often not possible to just leave
There can be many challenges to it, but the other option is eventually being murdered by your partner. We, as a society, need to better fund social welfare programs that would allow someone in this kind of position to leave more easily.
I'm not putting the blame on the person staying, but I'm hoping that putting it so bluntly might reach some random person who really needs to absorb the message that it will only get worse, and then they kill you.
If your house is broken into and your TV is stolen, are you obligated to move in order to not be stolen from again?
Lol @ downvotes. So people think you're wrong. The right approach if you get beaten and/or threatened is to do nothing 🤷♂️
Seriously. I guess they're upset that I didn't preface my statement with something about how it's really difficult to leave. Like, it is. It can be really difficult to leave a bad situation when you don't have support/help/family/money/shelter/a place to go/whatever...
but it doesn't matter how difficult something is to do, if not doing it means losing your life... do it?
Quitting something you're addicted to is also really really difficult. but If you don't you're going to lose everything. I have 5 years of sobriety under my belt, I know this to be true. Nobody could force me to quit, I had to decide to do it. Just like whoever is reading my comment, upset that I don't understand the struggle... I do. Do it. Leave before he kills you.
And this comment below, zero downvotes
Decapitation is really intense, I’m desperate to know why.
Like, what argument could you have that makes you so angry that you literally take her head off?
🙄 🙄