81-year-old husband allegedly kills 80-year-old wife
Joseph Scrofne appears in a booking photo.

Joseph Scrofne (Sumner County Sheriff’s Office).

An octogenarian Tennessee man is behind bars after admittedly killing his wife earlier this week, according to Volunteer State authorities.

Joseph Scrofne, 81, stands accused of one count of murder in the first degree, according to Sumner County Sheriff’s Office records.

The case against the defendant for the death of Linda Scrofne, 80, came together relatively quickly, investigators say.

The man who reportedly self-widowed made himself known to the authorities the day after his wife was discovered deceased, yet refrained from admitting to the crime initially.

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