Tragic Ax Murder: Father Kills Wife, Flees State, Leaving Uncle to Care for Children

In a tragic incident in Texas, a 47-year-old man is facing serious charges after allegedly murdering his wife with an ax. The accused, Scott Raymond Thompson, is said to have attacked her in their home while their children were away at school. He then reportedly locked the house with her body inside.

Authorities have arrested Thompson and charged him with first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Amanda Thompson. Official court documents confirm the charges against him.

The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office provided insight into the case through a probable cause affidavit. Deputies were dispatched to the address on County Road 3122 around 2 p.m. on March 18. This response followed a welfare check request initiated by a concerned family member of Thompson’s.

The family member, identified as Thompson’s uncle, contacted emergency services after receiving a disturbing call from Thompson. During this call, Thompson allegedly confessed to his uncle that he had killed his wife using an ax, leaving her body in the hallway and securing the house.

Furthermore, Thompson reportedly asked his uncle to pick up his children from school that day. He wanted them taken to another location, ensuring they did not come home to discover the tragic scene.

Upon arriving at the address, deputies said they could “observe blood through the backdoor window in the hallway” that led into the kitchen.

Deputies decided the “exigent circumstances” presented by the scene required them to make a forceful entry into the home.

“Upon entry, [the deputies] observed a deceased white female lying beside the back door with wounds consistent with sharp force trauma to the back of her head and a large amount of blood surrounding the body,” the affidavit states. The victim was later identified as Amanda Thompson.

The sheriff’s office said that after brutally killing his wife, Scott Thompson fled from the scene in a car, according to reporting from Nacogdoches, Texas, CBS affiliate KYTX. Investigators put out an APB on the vehicle, which soon pinged in Atlanta, Texas. Scott Thompson was reportedly located in Pope County, Arkansas, and taken into custody later that day by Arkansas State Police.

Scott Thompson has since been extradited back to Texas to face the murder charge, Waco, Texas, CBS affiliate KWTX reported.

Scott Thompson is currently being held in the Rusk County Jail. Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Jana Enloe subsequently ordered him to remain in custody in lieu of $1.5 million bond.