Behlau\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dad Warren had been working out of town \u00e2\u0080\u0094 about eight hours\u00e2\u0080\u0099 drive away \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and had decided to check the security camera at their home in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
But when he did he saw his son strangling his wife, and then hauling her body away while he looked on helplessly.
Officers arriving at the scene found Garrett sitting on his bedroom floor.
When police asked where his mother was, Garrett said she was in the nearby woods, the affidavit states.
A police search of the forest located Theresa Behlau's body.
Her head had been reportedly covered with plastic wrap.
Police later viewed the video footage the father had seen, showing Garrett strangling his mother, dragging her body away before he then returned with paper towels to clean up.
Garrett Behlau now faces numerous charges, including criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
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Behlau\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dad Warren had been working out of town \u00e2\u0080\u0094 about eight hours\u00e2\u0080\u0099 drive away \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and had decided to check the security camera at their home in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
But when he did he saw his son strangling his wife, and then hauling her body away while he looked on helplessly.
Officers arriving at the scene found Garrett sitting on his bedroom floor.
When police asked where his mother was, Garrett said she was in the nearby woods, the affidavit states.
A police search of the forest located Theresa Behlau's body.
Her head had been reportedly covered with plastic wrap.
Police later viewed the video footage the father had seen, showing Garrett strangling his mother, dragging her body away before he then returned with paper towels to clean up.
Garrett Behlau now faces numerous charges, including criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
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Behlau\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dad Warren had been working out of town \u00e2\u0080\u0094 about eight hours\u00e2\u0080\u0099 drive away \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and had decided to check the security camera at their home in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
But when he did he saw his son strangling his wife, and then hauling her body away while he looked on helplessly.
Officers arriving at the scene found Garrett sitting on his bedroom floor.
When police asked where his mother was, Garrett said she was in the nearby woods, the affidavit states.
A police search of the forest located Theresa Behlau's body.
Her head had been reportedly covered with plastic wrap.
Police later viewed the video footage the father had seen, showing Garrett strangling his mother, dragging her body away before he then returned with paper towels to clean up.
Garrett Behlau now faces numerous charges, including criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
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infoDad sees teen son strangle wife to death on home security camera while he was eight hours away
Dad sees teen son \u00e2\u0080\u0098strangle wife to death\u00e2\u0080\u0099 on home security camera while he was eight hours away
Garrett Behlau, 19, was seen throttling his 54-year-old mother Traci live on camera \"until she was lifeless\" before dragging her body out of sight, according to arrest documents.
Behlau\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dad Warren had been working out of town \u00e2\u0080\u0094 about eight hours\u00e2\u0080\u0099 drive away \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and had decided to check the security camera at their home in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
But when he did he saw his son strangling his wife, and then hauling her body away while he looked on helplessly.
Officers arriving at the scene found Garrett sitting on his bedroom floor.
When police asked where his mother was, Garrett said she was in the nearby woods, the affidavit states.
A police search of the forest located Theresa Behlau's body.
Her head had been reportedly covered with plastic wrap.
Police later viewed the video footage the father had seen, showing Garrett strangling his mother, dragging her body away before he then returned with paper towels to clean up.
Garrett Behlau now faces numerous charges, including criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
