More than two weeks after the body of the Nicaraguan Anggy Díaz was found decapitated in the house she shared with her husband Jared Dicus in Magnolia, Texas, the authorities have not yet revealed the motive for the crime.
Dicus, 21, was charged with first-degree murder following his arrest Jan. 11 at the Oak Hollow residence south of FM 1488.
Information released by the Waller County Sheriff’s Office suggests that the suspect confessed to the crime at the scene.
Dicus’s parents were the ones who discovered the remains of the immigrant, also 21, and alerted the authorities. Dicus and Díaz’s house was located behind that of the young man’s parents.
Prosecutor Troy Guidry revealed that all family members were taken to the police station on that date to be interviewed. The alleged murder was then charged.
“A portion of the body was dismembered, and the residence was covered in blood. The most appalling scene,” Guidry described. “Evidence shows that the suspect used a kitchen knife,” the sheriff added.
However, neither Guidry nor other officials have revealed possible causes of the event.
Guidry indicated at a press conference that calls were received from Dicus’s parents’ home about domestic disturbances, but the nature of the disturbances or whether they involved the couple or other people is not clear.
At the time of the murder, Dicus was out on bail after he was arrested on November 20 for driving under the influence. After he was arrested, Dicus became agitated and aggressive, threatening not only the officers who dealt with him, but also staff at the jail to which he was transferred.
According to prosecutors in the case, Dicus banged on windows and had to be forced into a chair for a blood test.
The foregoing, added to the crudeness of Anggy’s murder, led the prosecution to request an increase in bail from $500,000 to $1 million, a request that was granted last week by the judge hearing the case.
Diaz and Dicus were married last October in Waller County. Judge Trey Duhon was the one who made the union official and shared an image on Facebook of the smiling couple after the ceremony.
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