UPDATE: Man sentenced to 15 years for killing woman and hiding her body in refrigerator
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A man, convicted of killing a woman and hiding her body in a refrigerator, will spend the next 15 years behind bars.
David Geier was sentenced in Nicholas County Tuesday morning to 15 years in prison.
Geier was previously convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Teresa Gwinn, who was from Richwood.
West Virginia State Police found her body hidden in a refrigerator and investigators say Geier put her in there after killing her.
They found her body after following up on a missing person complaint.
Geier admitted to troopers that he strangled Gwinn during a fight.
NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A man has been indicted on a murder after the body of a missing woman was found in a refrigerator.
David Geier has been indicted on a murder charge, according to Nicholas County Sheriff William Nunley.
Troopers found the body in April at a home in Richwood while following up on a missing person complaint.
The victim, identified as Teresa Gwinn was found in a "refrigerator in the far end of the residence."
According to troopers, the man staying there admitted to strangling Gwinn during a fight on March 23.
NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) -- A Nicholas County man is charged with murder after police find the body of a missing woman stuffed in a refrigerator.
Troopers with the West Virginia State Police made the discovery on Thursday at a home in Richwood while following up on a missing person complaint.
The victim, identified as Teresa Gwinn was found in a "refrigerator in the far end of the residence."
According to troopers, the man staying there admitted to strangling Gwinn during a fight on March 23.
David Allen Geier, 65, is charged with first degree murder. He is currently being held in Central Regional Jail.