Husband who ‘decapitated his 21-year-old wife and put her head in the freezer’ is charged with murder

  • Davie Dauzat was indicted for murder in the death of Natasha Dauzat
  • Authorities say she was killed August 25 at the couple's home in Bellmead
  • Officials say the killing occurred while the couple's children were at home

By Ted Thornhill for MailOnline

Published: 06:14 EST, 27 October 2016 | Updated: 07:40 EST, 27 October 2016

A Texas grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man in the death of his wife who was found decapitated hours after officers visited the couple on a welfare check.

Davie Dauzat was indicted yesterday on a murder charge in the death of 21-year-old Natasha Dauzat.

Authorities say she was killed on August 25 at the couple's home in Bellmead, which borders the central Texas city of Waco.

Davie Dauzat (right) was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge in the death of 21-year-old Natasha Dauzat (left)

Authorities say the killing occurred while the couple's three and one-year-old children were in the home.

Bellmead police Sgt. Kory Martin said officers visited the couple on Thursday, August 25 at their mobile home after a relative called police.

Dauzat is being held at the McLennan County jail on a $500,000 bond

Officers found no trouble and left. Yet just two hours later, a relative called police once again two hours later to say Dauzat had killed his wife.

Police returned and found Natasha Dauzat had been decapitated and her head had been placed in the freezer.

A hostage negotiator made contact with Davie Dauzat, who came out of the home covered in blood, police said.

A source close to the investigation said Natasha had been stabbed before she was decapitated.

'He was still inside with the children at one point, said Sgt. Martin.

'We had a hostage negotiator who made contact with him and as soon as we made contact with him, asked him to come outside, he voluntarily came outside and we were able to get him into custody and we quickly had units run inside that home and secure those children and the crime scene.'

Police found Natasha Dauzat had been decapitated and her head had been placed in the freezer

The Facebook page of Natasha Tagliarino Dauzat recently stated 'I'm the happiest girl ever with an amazing Husband and kids and I love them'.

A large police presence was visible throughout the neighborhood after the killing, and roadways were barricaded around the mobile home park. 

Dauzat is being held at the McLennan County jail on a $500,000 bond.

His attorney did not return a message seeking comment.

The Dauzats were married on August 23, 2014 and had just celebrated their second anniversary.

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