We have details on the events leading up to the death and dismemberment of Christine Rudy. Her husband, Shaun Rudy, is the primary suspect in the case, and now court documents reveal there may have been another woman at the scene when Christine Died.
The documents start to paint the picture of a complicated case. They include a statement from Jacy Walters, a 23-year-old from Stanley. She claims Shaun Rudy and another young woman told her all about what happened the night Christine died.
In the documents, Walters says 18-year-old Heather Teschler admitted to her that she was with the Rudys. Here's what Walters says they told her.
Shaun was upset about Christine using meth while she was pregnant with their baby and he was also high on meth at the time. Christine started, "flipping out" and was trying to hurt herself. Shaun stopped the car so Christine could get out, then she threatened to kill herself. He handed Christine a gun, but she reportedly told Shaun, "you do it."
Walters says Shaun described to her how he stayed in the car, pointed a long gun at Christine and shot her in the head. Walters says Heather Teschler told her she looked away but heard the shot. Again, this is all part of a statement Jacy Walters gave to police.
One of the big questions is if Heather Teschler will be a believable witness. She has underage drinking and disorderly conduct charges on her record, and the Clark County district attorney says that will definitely have an impact.
"When that is the case, you want to know what is the reliability of what they're saying," says Darwin Zwieg, the Clark County District Attorney. “What that means is, were they in a position to see and hear what they say they saw and heard."
Zwieg says he's still not sure just how Heather Teschler will fit into their investigation. This new information is on top of what we already know. Christine Rudy vanished in November. Shaun Rudy reported her missing a week later. Some of her remains were found after that, and although he has not been formally charged, investigators say Shaun Rudy is a prime suspect in her death.