Police arrested a 31-year-old Georgia man after he allegedly k#lled his wife just one day after celebrating their wedding anniversary.
Christopher Dean Snow, of Gainesville, has been charged with felony murder in connection with the death of his wife, 32-year-old Casey Lynn Mae Allen, according to a press release from the Gainesville Police Department.
Officers responding to a welfare check at the Spring Valley Apartments on April 15 found Allen dead of multiple stab wounds, the release states.
According to Allen’s sister, Tiffany Agee, the couple celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary on April 14 and welcomed their first child together – Allen’s fourth – last December, 11 Alive reports.
“She was the happiest I had seen her in so, so long,” Agee said, per the outlet. “She kept saying how great of a dad he [Snow] is and great of a stepdad he is to her other three kids. I never expected it to be this way.”
Agee told the outlet she received the tragic news during a call with her sister’s ex-husband, who is father of Allen’s three oldest children.
“He said, Casey is dead. And I just, I just threw my phone and I started screaming, and I just — I just got into a fetal position… And I just kept screaming. ‘No, no, no, no,'” Agee said.
Allen’s brother-in-law set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral expenses and to support Allen’s children, ages 9, 7, 3, and 3 months, who are now living without a mother.
“All funds will go towards helping them and help during such a tragic time,” the page’s description reads. “Three of the children are now living full time with their father while the infant lives with Casey’s former in-laws.”
Allen, a New York native, was described as someone who had “a giant heart of gold and was always trying to help anyone in need,” according to her obituary.
“Casey’s greatest joy in life was being a mom to her four amazing children,” the obituary reads. “She enjoyed cooking, running, spending time with friends, and game nights.”
Though investigators said they quickly identified Snow as the lead suspect, a motive for the violence remains unknown.
Authorities tracked him to Gwinnett County, where he was taken into custody after being involved in a car crash on I-85, the release states.
Gainesville police confirmed to 11 Alive they did not chase Snow prior to responding to the crash scene, and it is unclear whether the crash was intentional or accidental.
Snow remains hospitalized due to his injuries, which were not specified by police. It’s unclear if he has retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
