'Go big or go home': Disturbing confession from husband who allegedly murdered wife and concealed her body

A Texas man allegedly admitted to killing his wife and concealing her decomposing body in their home for a month reportedly telling investigators he requested to go big or go home with his first offense Charles Byrd was apprehended on Sunday following a day-long search initiated after a family member contacted officials claiming Byrd had confessed to murdering his wife Angela Byrd Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar shared the details during a press conference Deputies unveiled Angela Byrd deceased and wrapped in plastic inside the couple s home where Byrd allegedly lived for weeks as the body decomposed according to the sheriff Salazar revealed a particularly disturbing comment from Byrd left a huge impression on the investigator BARRY MORPHEW ACCUSED OF WIFE SUZANNE S MURDER SEE HOW THE -YEAR COLORADO MURDER MYSTERY UNRAVELED He stated the investigator he had never been in trouble with the law before and then blurted out the comment to our investigator You know go big or go home' Salazar recalled It was a pretty disturbing remark That was pretty shocking to me to hear that he used that to describe what we believe to be at this point evidence of the murder of his wife I just detected that very very shocking AUSTIN MORTUARY EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY EXPERIMENTING ON CORPSESByrd reportedly repeated his confession to a local reporter after being determined at a vacant house about a mile away from the scene I m so sorry I loved my wife he notified KSAT attributing his actions to a mental break Agents stated Byrd cooperated with the examination and provided details about the violent episode that occurred on June He also allegedly acknowledged that he expected the body would eventually be discovered TEXAS MAN ARRESTED FOR FATAL BEATING OF MOTHER DURING 'EXORCISM' POLICEByrd is at present facing charges for tampering with evidence involving a human corpse Additional murder charges are pending as functionaries await the determination of Angela s official cause of death Once we get the ruling of the healthcare examiner if indeed they are able to confirm that those remains are of Angela Byrd and if they are to confirm that she was indeed the victim of a homicide then at that point based upon specific of the admissions that were made by Mr Byrd we will be seeking at least a murder charge on him Salazar explained Byrd remains in custody at the Bexar County Jail and is undergoing a mental wellbeing evaluation