A Missouri man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his mother and cutting off her head at their home in December 2018.
Trevor John Huber, 43, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentence follows a two-day trial where Huber was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of his 63-year-old mother, Charlotte Wilson. The crime took place in Cardwell, a small rural town in Dunklin County, Missouri.
According to police records, Huber called 911 in the early hours of December 21, 2018, to request that an officer come to the house. When deputies arrived, Huber answered the door completely naked. A probable cause affidavit noted that he appeared disoriented and was likely under the influence of illegal drugs.
Inside the home, officers discovered Wilson’s decapitated body. On the kitchen table, investigators found a bloody knife and a hammer, which were identified as the weapons used in the attack. Huber was arrested immediately at the scene.
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During police questioning, Huber told investigators that he used methamphetamines in the days leading up to the killing. He stated that he was worried he had killed his mother because he believed a paranoid conspiracy theory that she was trying to poison him. At one point during the interview, Huber wrote the words “I killed my mother” on a piece of paper, then tore it up and swallowed it.
Following the sentencing, Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Jain released a statement regarding the investigation.
“I want to thank the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol for their professional and diligent work in investigating and solving this homicide and in all the cases they handle,” Jain said.
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