A suspected murderer is believed to have died of a heart attack while dumping the body of a mother of three he’d strangled in remote woods in Alabama, according to authorities.
The body of Daniel Robbins, 44, was found next to that of his apparent victim, Jessica Folds, 47, on June 10 in Chambers County, Alabama, about 125 miles from his home in Macon, Georgia.
The autopsy and investigation showed that “the female victim was strangled, and it appears the male was attempting to dispose of the body in a remote location,” Mike Segrest told Al.com.
“He died of a heart attack while doing it,” Segrest said. “Their bodies were right there together.”
Authorities believe Folds’ murder was the result of a domestic dispute, but it was not known where the strangulation took place.
The bodies were found just a few miles from where the murdered mom lived.
Cops found the bodies after they were called when a passerby noticed Robbins’ pickup truck parked on a dirt road near County Road 86.
The truck was still running, and the driver’s side door was open. Drag marks were seen in the dirt from the truck’s tailgate.
Deputies arrived to find the bodies in a nearby wooded area, which were brought to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy.
Folds, who has three adult sons, was described in her obituary as someone who “touched the lives of many with her heart of gold, deep love for everyone, and a smile that brightened the world.”
Robbins, who had a daughter whose age was not immediately known, was called “a country boy who loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing and had a deep passion for racing” in his obituary.
