SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Police are charging an Idaho man with killing his wife after her severed head flew from the bed of his pickup truck during a crash that also claimed the lives of another woman and her child, officials said on Friday.
Alofa Time, 51, of Nampa, Idaho, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Theresa Time. He was also charged with two counts of second-degree murder stemming from the head-on collision in Boise, which police said they believe was intentional.
Authorities said the impact of the crash, which killed 36-year-old Samantha Murphy and her young daughter, caused Theresa Time's already severed head to tumble from the pickup. The discovery led police to Time's home, where they discovered his wife's headless corpse.
"It's the most heinous crime I've ever seen," said Nampa Police Lt. LeRoy Forsman.
Boise police investigating the wreck said Time crossed the center line and appeared to aim for Murphy's Nissan Sentra.
"This so much resembles a bad horror movie that you have a hard time believing it. This is about 9.5 on the horrific scale," said Boise Police Lt. Ron Winegar.