Naval reservist accused of murdering wife and stuffing her remains in a freezer before fleeing the nation

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsNaval reservist accused of murdering wife and stuffing her remains in a freezer before fleeing the nationLina M. Guerra Echavarria’s family accused her husband of controlling and abusive behavior before he allegedly killed herErin Keller In Ohio Thursday 16 April 2026 19:50 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959268","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/navy-reservist-murder-wife-freezer-virginia-b2959268.html","title":"Naval reservist accused of killing wife, hiding body in freezer"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-24717","index":0}(Norfolk Police Department)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourc...