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Brandon Ashley has been arrested and charged with murder following the discovery of his wife Chelsea Spillers' body in their Alvarado home.

Spillers' body was found during a welfare check; an arrest affidavit suggests her death was a result of strangulation, not a fall.

Ashley was taken into custody in Bedias, Texas, about 180 miles away, after being reported as a suspicious person to the local sheriff's office.

JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas - A domestic disturbance in Alvarado on a Thursday escalated into a murder investigation the very next day, which led to the arrest of Brandon Ashley about 180 miles away.

Ashley is charged with the murder of his wife, Chelsea Dawn Spillers, after her body was discovered in their home following a welfare check. The timeline of events, detailed

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