Friends shocked after Nashville woman allegedly killed by husband
The 76-year-old was reportedly killed with a hammer and buried inside a plastic cargo box.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Friends are mourning the loss of an elderly woman allegedly killed by her husband on New Year’s Day.
Jackie Glynn, 76, was reported missing by family members on New Year’s Day. The search came to a tragic end, leading officers to her dead body in Smithville on Friday.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said her husband, Joseph Glynn, confessed to hitting her in the head with a hammer and burying her miles away from their Nashville home.
The Dekalb County Sheriff said she was found at their property on Allen Bend Road inside a plastic cargo box with roof shingles piled on top.
“It horrified us,” Martin O’Connor said about his longtime associate Jackie. “When we would see them working together, we never in those years that saw them saw anything that was going as off the rails as this story.”
O’Connor said decades ago, Jackie allowed him to shoot photography at events she hosted at the Riverwood Mansion.
The entrepreneur left a mark on Nashville’s hospitality industry following a stint of owning the wedding venue.
“She understood the value of working with other people and providing us with the tools to build our business, which would build her business,” he said. “It was a win-win situation.”
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Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the killing. As they continue to sift through evidence, Joseph remains in custody on multiple charges, including criminal homicide. He is being held on a bond of more than $1 million.
While the community struggles to make sense of this outcome, they are committed to ensuring that Jackie is never forgotten.
“Her legacy will live on for old school guys like me, who were starting off their business and needed all the help they could get,” O’Connor said.”She provided that help.”
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