Woman behind bars after confessing to husband’s murder in Caldwell County, deputies say

CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas – A woman is now in custody after voluntarily admitting to sheriff’s deputies that she murdered her 82-year-old husband, according to the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office.

Dena Katharine Harris Storch is charged in the death of Lothar Storch.

Authorities were called on Sept. 1 to a home in the 600 block of Boulder Lane, in the Tilmon area, for a report of a deceased man.

When deputies arrived, they found Lothar Storch dead from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a release.

Authorities launched a homicide investigation and executed a search warrant of the home.

On Saturday, the CCSO said Dena had been booked for her husband’s death, after deputies were “able to obtain a voluntary confession.”

There was no evidence of other people involved, according to officials, and the investigation continues.

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