A philandering husband allegedly strangled his wife to death, smeared her in peanut butter and dumped her body in a ditch hoping wild animals would devour the evidence, a report claims.
New York police say William Walsh, 29, has admitted to killing wife Leah after the pair had an explosive argument about his infidelities in the early hours of October 26.
Walsh dumped her body then tried to make it appear like she had been kidnapped by making public pleas for help, police allege.
Now a report in the New York Post claims Walsh's morbid plan included having his wife's body eaten by wild animals. Police earlier stated the dead teacher's body was found covered in peanut butter.
But Walsh's effort was only partially successful, a source told the newspaper.
The body of his 29-year-old wife was discovered by a New York country club employee three days later.
The grisly claim came as 24-year-old waitress Donna Lepore admitted she had an affair with the accused murderer that ended a year ago.
"Just because I had a past with him doesn't mean I know anything," she was quoted as saying.
Famous shock jock Howard Stern recalled meeting Leah Walsh in 1999 when she interned on his radio program and competed in a beauty contest.
"It's really weird. ... She said, 'I never have luck with men,'" Stern was quoted as saying in Newsday.
William Walsh is facing one count of second-degree murder and will serve up to 25 behind bars if convicted.
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