A Florida woman is behind bars after killing her husband with a billy club and a cleanup effort gone awry, Sunshine State police say.

Bonnie J. Tietgens, 60, stands accused of one count of each of murder in the second degree and obstructing justice by tampering with evidence, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office.

The underlying incident occurred late Wednesday night at a home on Birch Drive in Fort Pierce, a medium-sized city located along Florida's Treasure Coast, a region made up of three southeastern counties.

That night, at around 10:30 p.m., deputies responded to reports about a possible deceased male and found William Tietgens, 64, dead inside the suburban home, according to the sheriff's office.

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