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Thu Jul 4, 2024, 10:09 AM Jul 2024

'It was me': Man allegedly confesses to police minutes after stabbing his wife several times in the back, dousing her wi

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‘It was me’: Man allegedly confesses to police minutes after stabbing his wife several times in the back, dousing her with gas, and setting her on fire in front of their children

COLIN KALMBACHER
Jul 3rd, 2024, 3:54 pm

A Tennessee man is behind bars after he admittedly stabbed his wife and then left her to die in a burning building, authorities say.

Zachary Mowel, 28, currently stands accused of one count each of attempted murder in the first degree, aggravated arson, aggravated assault (domestic-related), and domestic assault, according to a press release issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The incident occurred on Monday evening. Firefighters first arrived on the scene at a house on North Charlotte Street in Dickson, a small town on the western edge of the Nashville metro area.

A resulting law enforcement investigation by local police and state agents determined that Mowel attacked his wife, doused her with gasoline, and then set their home on fire, according to the bureau.

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'It was me': Man allegedly confesses to police minutes after stabbing his wife several times in the back, dousing her wi (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2024 OP
Amazing she survived. 70sEraVet Jul 2024 #1
They will call it a miracle that she survived. Cowpunk Jul 2024 #2
Let us give thanks to the medical team that saved her. Amen twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #3
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