Chilling 911 audio emerges of man accused of stabbing his Aussie wife: 'She's dead'

Published: 01:29, 5 August 2026 | Updated: 01:40, 5 August 2026 Chilling audio has emerged of the moment an American man charged with killing his Australian wife calmly told an emergency services operator that he stabbed her and 'now she's dead'. Meaghan Bowler, 32, originally from the NSW Central Coast, was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds in a bathtub at her South Manatee County home in Florida on April 9. Paramedics revived Ms Bowler, but she died later in hospital. Local police attended the home after Jesse Nicholas Jones, 39, allegedly called 911 and told the operator that he had stabbed his wife several times during an argument. The unemployed real estate agent reportedly told the 911 operator he'd used a kitchen knife to stab her, before leaving her in a bathtub overnight, the Daily Telegraph reports. 'I stabbed my wife and now she’s dead and I’m trying to resuscitate her,' Jones allegedly told the operator.  'I have two children. They have a grandmother they can go to.' The operator responded: 'Okay. How many minutes (ago) did this happen?' Jones replied: 'Um it happened last night.' Meaghan Bowler, 32, was allegedly stabbed to her death by her American husband in April Jesse Jones was charged with her murder and remains in custody Chilling audio has emerged of the moment he allegedly told a 911 operator he'd used a kitchen knife to stab her, before leaving her in a bathtub overnight Jones then told the operator the family 'wanted to get help as soon as possible'. 'I don't mind being arrested, or whatever has to happen, it's all fine,' he said.  Jones was later charged with second-degree murder and remains in custody. He is due to face court in October. Meanwhile her heartbroken family have now launched a desperate mission to bring her two young sons, two-year-old Jesse and nine-month-old Elijah, to Australia. They are currently being cared for by Jones's mother.  Ms Bowler's younger sister, Madisson, 27, hopes to adopt her nephews and raise them in Australia - a process that could see her forced to relocate to Florida for up to a year. 'I am determined to bring my nephews home to Australia so they can grow up safe, loved, and surrounded by family who will protect them and help them heal,' Madisson wrote on an online fundraiser. 'The children currently do not have US birth certificates or social security numbers, which has created major delays. Meaghan's sons - two-year-old Jesse and nine-month-old Elijah - remain in the US Madisson Bowler (pictured right with her sister) hopes to raise her nephews here in Australia 'We also need to complete the process for Australian citizenship by descent. All of this takes time, money, and our physical presence in America. 'We are investing everything we have into giving Jesse and Elijah the best possible chance at life.' A former tennis coach and real estate agent, Ms Bowler grew up on the NSW Central Coast and attended Pymble Ladies' College as a boarder. She graduated from the International College of Management with a business degree in 2013 and began her career with AFL club the Sydney Swans as an event executive. She worked as an administrative assistant in recruitment and spent almost a year as a real estate agent for Raine & Horne Mosman. She later returned to the Central Coast, where she worked as a tennis coach. 'She'd walk into a room and everyone looks at her straight away, her energy, her kindness,' her sister recalled. It is understood Ms Bowler met her husband online in 2022 and, following a long-distance relationship, travelled to the US in 2023 for what was initially supposed to be a three-month stay, but never returned home.  Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.