Va. man found guilty of killing his wife and burying her remains on their property

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (TCN) — A man has been convicted of killing his wife, whose remains were reportedly discovered in 2024 under concrete on the property she shared with her husband.

Per a May 2 news release from the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office, a jury found Frederick Wiggington Jr. guilty of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the death of Elsie Wiggington.

Elsie Wiggington was reported missing on June 26, 2023, according to the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office. More than a year later, on Aug. 14, 2024, deputies executed a search warrant on Pendleton Drive, where they found the victim’s suspected remains. Relatives told WSET-TV that Wiggington’s body was discovered under a concrete slab, but authorities didn’t confirm the claim.

Wiggington Jr. was initially arrested in August 2024 on a charge of concealment of a dead body.

Before she went missing, the victim allegedly told her family she was scared for her life, and she planned to go to Maryland but never made it.

On Jan. 13, the sheriff’s office said Patricia Wiggington was arrested on charges of obstructing justice and accessory after the fact in connection with Elsie Wiggington’s death. According to WSET, Patricia Wiggington is the defendant’s ex-wife.

Patricia Wiggington reportedly moved into Wigginton Jr.’s residence around the same time the victim was killed.

WSET reports an inmate testified during the trial and said the defendant informed him that he had killed his wife.

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