UPDATE 9/19/18 @ 7:28 a.m.

A woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars after pleading guilty to murder.

Tina-Adkins Campbell, 43, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated murder and tampering with evidence. She entered her plea in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Adkins-Campbell was charged in connection to the murder of her then husband, David Adkins.

She was arrested in March 2017.

Investigators said during testimony that Adkins-Campbell stabbed David more than 35 times, killing him. She then hid his body in a refrigerator.

The judge accepted her plea and sentenced her to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.

UPDATE 4/7/17 @ 12:55 p.m.

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A woman who admitted to murdering her husband learned the case is heading to a grand jury.

Tina Adkins was in a Lawrence County courtroom Friday morning for a preliminary hearing.

Investigators took the stand in front of the packed courtroom filled with family and friends of David Adkins, who was found dead inside a refrigerator at the couple's home on March 31.

Investigators say Tina told them she stabbed David more than 35 times after he had gotten into a fight with their daughter over a broken plate.

Sheriff's deputies got a call from Tina Adkins' daughter's boyfriend, who called them on March 30 after Tina asked him to help her move a refrigerator from the home in the 600 block of Rockwood Avenue in Chesapeake.

When the boyfriend arrived and asked what was inside, investigators testified Tina started crying and told him her husband was in the refrigerator.

The grand jury will meet later this month.

A juvenile girl has also been charged with delinquency by tampering with evidence in connection with the murder.

UPDATE 4/4/17 @ 2:20 p.m.

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says an autopsy has discovered a man was stabbed multiple times in the chest, neck and back.

David Adkins was found dead Friday at his home in Chesapeake.

Adkins' wife Tina admitted to David's murder to investigators.

David Adkins' body was found inside of a refrigerator in the basement area of the home in the 600 block of Rockwood Avenue.

An autopsy was conducted by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office Saturday.

Tina Adkins is being held in the Lawrence County Jail on the murder charge. She has a $1 million bond.

She is scheduled to be in court for a preliminary hearing April 7.

A juvenile girl has also been charged with Delinquency by Tampering with Evidence in connection with this murder.

UPDATE 3/31/17 @ 9 p.m.

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A man's wife has been charged with murder after he was found dead in his home Friday morning.

Tina Adkins, 42, of Chesapeake, is charged with murdering her husband David Adkins.

Deputies say she admitted to killing her husband after being taken into custody.

According to a release, members of David's family filed a missing persons report with the Chesapeake Police Department Thursday.

David's sister-in-law, Kelly Adkins says family members last spoke to him Sunday. Kelly says David had called his sister saying he and his wife had been in a fight and was concerned.

"He told his sister that if you don't hear from me in a couple days, come looking for me or check the jail," said Kelly. "Because he didn't know if it was going to lead to bigger fights and the cops being called, but we never thought that it would be this."

Kelly adds that the family had a gut feeling that something was wrong when a couple days passed without hearing from David.

When police went to the home to do a well-being check Thursday, he was unable to be found.

Deputies say there was no sign of foul play or that anything criminal had happened in the home, and there was no reason to suspect anything.

Later in the day, an informant met with detectives and told them he believed Tina had harmed David and that his body was at the home in the 600 block of Rockwood Avenue.

Deputies then searched the home early Friday morning and found the body they believe to be David in the basement area of the home inside of a refrigerator. Details of the discovery, hard to digest for a family grieving an avoidable loss of a man they loved.

"Hearing his laugh," said Kelly. "He was always full of laughter and it was contagious. Always there for somebody if you needed him. He loved all his family was always there for his family. We didn't always talk and now it makes us wish we woould have talked every single day."

The identity of the body will have to be confirmed by the Lawrence County Coroner's Office.

The body has been taken to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for an autopsy.

Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says the investigation is still ongoing and more charges could be filed.

Dale Manns works as a barber across the street. He says David would come over often to chat.

"He was a pretty happy guy," Manns said. "He liked to talk about what was going on with the neighbors. As far as his personal life, he never really said a whole lot about it."

Manns says he didn't interact much with David's wife.

"She never really said much," Manns said. "She looked a little bit hateful."

Brian Corns lives two houses over from the Adkins' home.

"To have this happen this close and for it to happen in the manner that it's happening, it's definitely shocking," Corns said.

Tina Adkins was arraigned Friday and in being held in the Lawrence County Jail on a $1 million bond.

A juvenile girl has also been charged with delinquency by tampering with evidence.

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UPDATE 3/31/17 @ 3:25 p.m.

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A man's wife has been charged with murder after he was found dead in his home Friday morning.

Tina Adkins, 42, of Chesapeake, is charged with murdering her husband David Adkins.

Deputies say she admitted to killing her husband after being taken into custody.

According to a release, members of David's family filed a missing persons report with the Chesapeake Police Department Thursday.

When police went to the home to do a well-being check, he was unable to be found.

Later in the day, an informant met with detectives and told them he believed Tina had harmed David and that his body was at the home in the 600 block of Rockwood Avenue.

Deputies then searched the home early Friday morning and found the body they believe to be David in the basement area of the home inside of a refrigerator.

The identity of the body will have to be confirmed by the Lawrence County Coroner's Office.

The body has been taken to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for an autopsy.

Tina Adkins was arraigned Friday and in being held in the Lawrence County Jail on a $1 million bond.

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UPDATE 3/31/17 @ 10:35 a.m.

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says foul play is suspected after a body was found in home in Chesapeake Friday morning.

Family members tell WSAZ the person found in the home is David Adkins of Chesapeake.

According to a release, the man's body was found at a home in the 600 block of Rockwood Avenue.

Lawrence County deputies, along with Chesapeake Police, searched the home and found the victim in the basement area.

Ohio BCI has been called in to help the investigation.

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ORIGINAL STORY 3/31/17

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A death investigation is underway at a home in Chesapeake, Ohio.

Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says they received a tip about 7 a.m. Friday about a body inside a home along Rockwood Avenue.

Sheriff Lawless tells WSAZ they did find a man's body inside the home. His death is being considered suspicious.

The man's name is not being released at this time.

Investigators are still working to notify family members.

WSAZ has a crew on the scene.

Keep checking WSAZ Mobile and WSAZ.com for the latest information.