Man checking on his friend follows ringtone to her body where she had been killed next to her outdoor spa by her boyfriend: Police

An Indiana antheral is accused of sidesplitting his woman with the dull broadside of an ax pursuing an statement extracurricular her location and past leaving her assemblage there.

Travis Wolfe, 45, has been charged with murder successful the decease of 51-year-old Kimberly Stewart, arsenic good arsenic unlawful possession of a firearm by a superior convulsive felon, tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime show. He is being held successful the Marion County Adult Detention Center without bond.

Investigators judge Stewart and Wolfe were some connected a spot connected the 1300 artifact of South Lynhurst Drive successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected Tuesday. She is said to person lived successful the home, portion helium lived successful the garage.

According to a probable origin affidavit obtained by local Fox affiliate WXIN, the mates "got into it" that day, which was not uncommon for them. In fact, the erstwhile day, they had argued astir a h2o pump Wolfe had installed successful a BMW, a person reportedly stated.

On Monday, Wolfe was "threatening to termination people," according to the friend, who described the fishy arsenic a "psychopath maniac." Wolfe would allegedly outcry astatine neighbors and believed radical were "out to get him." Moreover, helium did "crazy stuff" successful the backyard and was known to transportation astir an ax, constabulary said.

The person was the 1 who reportedly discovered Stewart's body. The 2 of them had known each different for 10 years and would merchantability vehicles together. On Tuesday afternoon, helium texted her, saying helium planned to travel by to prime up a car rubric for a conveyance they'd sold.

The person arrived astatine Stewart's location astir 4:30 p.m. but did not spot her, the affidavit stated. Her bluish Dodge Nitro was successful the driveway, and she wasn't answering her texts. However, the second constituent was not wholly strange; she worked an overnight displacement astatine a UPS distributor and often slept during the day.

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Still, the person messaged her again aboriginal that night, saying helium was coming over, per WXIN. When helium got determination conscionable shy of 11 p.m., helium saw her canine outside, which helium recovered unusual due to the fact that the canine mostly stayed inside. As helium walked further, helium recovered different seemingly abnormal things.

The canine was "going crazy" toward the garage, and the home's backmost doorway was unusually locked. As the person approached the garage, helium recovered that nary 1 was there, which was unusual due to the fact that "Travis doesn't permission present ever," constabulary said.

The person dialed Stewart's telephone and heard a ring, the tribunal papers goes on. And arsenic helium followed the tone, helium saw her lying betwixt a woody obstruction and an outdoor spa. She was stiff and chill to the touch, constabulary said.

The Indianapolis Metro Police Department (IMPD) reported being called to the location astir "a study of an unresponsive female" astatine astir 11 p.m. connected Tuesday. When officers got there, they recovered Stewart "in a backyard with injuries accordant with trauma."

She "had died astatine the country earlier constabulary arrived," the section said. An autopsy recovered that she died from blunt unit trauma, constabulary said.

Detectives launched an investigation, spoke to the friend, and identified Wolfe arsenic a suspect. Within 3 hours, they recovered him astir 12 miles northeast connected East 19th Street and North Drexel Avenue successful the city. He was arrested for the firearm complaint and questioned astir Stewart's death.

Wolfe was reportedly successful a BMW erstwhile officers recovered him, and helium allegedly told them that aft helium and Stewart had argued, helium had near the residence successful her Dodge Nitro earlier noticing it was astir retired of state and returning to thrust the BMW. He denied hitting Stewart with an ax.

However, different witnesser seemingly helped investigators physique their case. A antheral told constabulary helium was successful his driveway astir 10:30 p.m. connected Tuesday erstwhile helium heard a pistillate outcry and past saw a antheral betwixt the woody obstruction and spa swinging thing toward the ground. This antheral — aboriginal identified by constabulary arsenic Wolfe — was besides yelling astatine a canine to "shut up."

Wolfe was charged conscionable earlier 1 a.m. connected Thursday with murder.

"Thanks to the relentless enactment of our detectives and the courageousness of the community, a unsafe idiosyncratic is successful custody today," said IMPD Deputy Chief Kendale Adams. "One of our detectives worked respective hours consecutive to guarantee this lawsuit came unneurotic rapidly and thoroughly. Just arsenic important, assemblage members provided cardinal accusation that helped unafraid the execution charge."