Man with hammer is charged with murder after beating his wife, Jackie Glynn, to death after telling children she was terminally ill and then burying her body in their garden

A Nashville man is charged with murder after beating his wife to death with a hammer before burying her body in their yard, authorities said.

Joseph Glynn, 70, admitted attacking his wife Jackie at their Green Hills home on New Year's Day and hitting her in the head with a hammer with the intent to kill her.

The next day, he drove her body to the couple's estate in DeKalb County, Tennessee, where she placed her remains in the bed of a vehicle and buried her in a site previously excavated by contractors.

Glynn told his wife's children that she decided to leave because she was “terminally ill,” according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.

Jackie's children contacted her medical provider, who confirmed she was not terminally ill, police said.

Jackie Glynn owned and operated the historic Riverwood Mansion wedding venue in east Nashville

Jackie's body was discovered in the back of a vehicle, burying her in a spot previously excavated by contractors.

The children then contacted the police and joined them in looking for their mother.

A silver alert was issued on Wednesday and the investigation led to Glynn.

The 76-year-old's body was discovered Friday on the seven-acre property, investigators said. The bed was covered in new shingles and dirt and buried six feet into the ground.

The hole, about two meters wide, three meters long and two meters deep, had been dug by contractors on December 16 after Glynn requested a fire pit. WSBTV reports this.

Police also found Jackie's car in DeKalb County, which police say Glynn also towed and hid.

He also allegedly sold Jackie's property and contacted a real estate agent to explore selling the DeKalb property in the days after her murder.

Glynn threw the murder weapon, a hammer, into the Keltonburg Community Center trash compactor, he said during his confession to police.

Her body was found in a shallow grave on the couple's property on Allen Bend Road in Smithville, DeKalb County.

Joseph Glynn, 70, told his wife's children that she decided to leave because she was 'terminally ill,' authorities said

The 76-year-old's body was discovered Friday on the seven-acre property, investigators said

Glynn's children contacted her medical provider and worked with police to locate their mother

Glynn admitted attacking his wife Jackie at their Green Hills home on New Year's Day, hitting her in the head with a hammer with the intent to kill her

Joseph was arrested Saturday and charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

He is being held in the Davidson County Jail on a $1,030,000 bond.

Jackie Glynn owned and operated the historic Riverwood Mansion wedding venue in east Nashville.

Lesli Emmetts, a colleague and friend for more than 25 years, wrote on Facebook:

'Such a sad day with the tragic news of a friend who was gruesomely robbed of his life for over 25 years.

“Jackie was a little woman with big dreams and Bill and I were honored to watch her live, create, build and curate her dream of having the most amazing wedding venue where Nashville Couples could say, I'm doing it.”

“(Jackie) brought so many people, entrepreneurs and couples together in her life's dream and continues to bring us together in her passing.”