A southern Illinois man has been charged in connection with his estranged wife’s disappearance.

HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has been charged in connection with his estranged wife’s disappearance.

On Wednesday, 56-year-old Brian Burns of Harrisburg was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one charge of concealment of homicidal death. He’s accused of shooting his wife, 49-year-old Carla Burns, and then burning her body and spreading the ashes in an attempt to cover up the crime.

Court records show Carla Burns sought a restraining order against Brian Burns because she feared his alleged verbal abuse would become physical.

Brian Burns is being held on $1 million bond. It wasn’t immediately known if he has an attorney who can comment on his behalf.