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The husband of a Northfield woman has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday. Police said he admitted to shooting and dismembering his wife.Emily Ferlazzo, 22, was reported missing by her family on Monday. Her husband, Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, was arrested Monday in Vermont, where the couple was vacationing.An affidavit said Joseph Ferlazzo told investigators that they had an argument, which included Emily Ferlazzo kicking and hitting him. It said he admitted to using a handgun to shoot her, then put a garbage bag over her head and put her body in the bathroom of their camper.That paperwork said that after several hours, Joseph Ferlazzo allegedly used a handsaw to cut apart his wife’s body.Investigators said they found human remains, a gun and a handsaw in the van the couple had been vacationing in.”The allegation is that Mr. Ferlazzo got into an argument with his wife and shot her, killing her in Bolton. He left the body in the van for several days and that is where it was ultimately recovered by police,” Chittenden County State Attorney Sarah George. Investigators confirmed the human remains found in the bus the couple drove are those of Emily Ferlazzo.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Remains believed to be missing New Hampshire woman found by Vermont State Police
The husband of a Northfield woman has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday. Police said he admitted to shooting and dismembering his wife.
Emily Ferlazzo, 22, was reported missing by her family on Monday. Her husband, Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, was arrested Monday in Vermont, where the couple was vacationing.
An affidavit said Joseph Ferlazzo told investigators that they had an argument, which included Emily Ferlazzo kicking and hitting him. It said he admitted to using a handgun to shoot her, then put a garbage bag over her head and put her body in the bathroom of their camper.
That paperwork said that after several hours, Joseph Ferlazzo allegedly used a handsaw to cut apart his wife’s body.
Investigators said they found human remains, a gun and a handsaw in the van the couple had been vacationing in.
“The allegation is that Mr. Ferlazzo got into an argument with his wife and shot her, killing her in Bolton. He left the body in the van for several days and that is where it was ultimately recovered by police,” Chittenden County State Attorney Sarah George.
Investigators confirmed the human remains found in the bus the couple drove are those of Emily Ferlazzo.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Remains believed to be missing New Hampshire woman found by Vermont State Police