The Brief

Denton Police arrested William Joseph Oddo III for the murder of his fiancée, LaVera Wardell.

Wardell was found deceased in her apartment on May 19; Oddo was apprehended in Mount Pleasant.

The cause and manner of Wardell's death are still undetermined by the medical examiner.

DENTON, Texas - The Denton Police Department has arrested a man on murder and tampering with evidence charges following an investigation into the death of his fiancée.

What we know:

On Monday, May 19, officers were dispatched to a welfare concern call at an apartment unit in the 5200 block of Par Drive at 1:23 p.m.

Responding officers found a deceased woman, later identified as 39-year-old LaVera Wardell, inside the apartment.

Detectives learned that Wardell lived at the residence with her fiancé,

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