A man in Orlando, Florida, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly confessing to police that he'd been posing as his wife on Facebook in order to cover up the fact he had murdered her.



According to People, George McShane, 42, allegedly strangled his wife Kristen McShane, 30, to death after the pair got into an argument on Saturday afternoon. An arrest report obtained by the publication states, "During the course of the argument, George stated he lost his temper and jumped on Kristen, using his two hands to choke her until he realized she was dead."

When police arrived at the scene on Tuesday, McShane was found sitting in his car in the carage with the engine running, in an apparent attempt to kill himself, The Orlando Sentinel reports. Soon after, his wife's body was discovered in the couple's master bedroom, covered with a comforter on their bed.

Over the days following the alleged murder, McShane told police that he decided to pose as his wife on Facebook in order to keep up the appearance she was alive so friends and family wouldn't worry. On Saturday, he allegedly wrote on her Facebook wall from her account, "I can’t believe I dropped my phone in the toilet. I’m such an idiot. Message me here, til I can get it fixed." He also admitted to sending various messages to his wife's friends and family on Facebook via her account after he allegedly killed her.

McShane has been charged with domestic battery by strangulation and second-degree murder. He is being held without bail at Orange County Jail.

Since his arrest, friends and family have started multiple GoFundMe campaigns in order to help raise money for funeral expenses and to help support the couple's two children, who are four and six years old.

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