Texas dad faces murder charge after estranged wife found dead at suburban home: police

A man in Texas was arrested after allegedly murdering his estranged wife while their kids were home, according to police.

Jake Bigoni, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday after officers performing a welfare check for his estranged wife, Eliana Bigoni, discovered her dead inside his Plano, Texas , apartment. He was initially booked on a felony abuse of corpse charge before authorities later added a murder charge, police said in a news release.