MNPD: Green Hills man charged with killing wife, 76, with hammer, burying remains

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — It's an ending that loved ones of Jackie Glynn prayed would not happen, after TBI issued a Silver Alert Friday, since she had gone missing.

The following day, Joseph Glynn, 70, of Nashville, was booked into jail after his missing wife's remains were found buried in DeKalb County.

Glynn is jailed on a criminal homicide charge for the death of his wife, Jackie Glynn, 76, on New Year's Day, according to Metro Nashville Police.

Her body was discovered on the couple's seven-acre property in Smithville on Friday, more than an hour from Nashville.

The preliminary police investigation states that Joseph Glynn admitted to striking Jackie on the head with a hammer inside their Green Hills home.

Investigators say Glynn then admitted to driving her remains to the couple's property in DeKalb County, and burying her in a vehicle cargo box, a spot that had been previously dug out by contractors earlier in the month.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reports that Glynn told his wife's children she had decided to leave because she was "terminally ill." Instead of believing Glynn's story, the children worked with Metro Police to uncover where their mother was buried and other developments in the case.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said they found Jackie's body in a shallow grave on the property in Smithville, inside the cargo box and then covered in new roofing shingles and dirt. They said Glynn told investigators he hired a contractor to dig the hole on December 16 for a burn pit.

Police also found Jackie's car in DeKalb County, which police say Glynn also towed and hid. He's also accused of selling items belonging to Jackie in the days after her murder, as well as contacting a realtor in regards to selling the DeKalb County property.

Glynn reportedly told detectives that he threw the murder weapon, a hammer, in the Keltonburg Community Center trash compactor.

Joseph Glynn is in the Davidson County Jail on $1,030,000 bond. He also faces charges of abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering. His first scheduled court date is Tuesday morning.

Jackie Glynn owned and ran the historic wedding venue the Riverwood Mansion in East Nashville. Employees there posted thoughts of Jackie online, who was clearly beloved by many.

One wedding photographer, Lesli Emmetts of Divine Images Photography, who's known her for 25 years wrote, “Such a sad day with the tragic news of a friend of over 25 years who's life was horrifically taken.Jackie was a tiny woman with Big dreams and Bill and I were honored to watch her live, create, build and curate her dream of having the most amazing wedding venue where Nashville Couples could say I Do... (Jackie) brought so many people, business owners and couples together in her life's dream and is still bringing us together in her passing."