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Evil hubby murders wife. 

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NASHVILLE — The adventures of Pookie & Ray Ray continue. Donovan Holt, 33, was thrown in the slammer after he murdered his wife, 29-year-old April Lynn Holt, because she sought a divorce. The uxoricide transpired on July 31, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. But Donovan wasn’t apprehended until a year later — last month to be exact. According to reports, April told her down-low hubby she was sick and tired of him f*cking other men. So she’s sundering all things connubial. As the quarrel intensified, Donovan strangled April. Then, two weeks later, he had their 7-year-old son descry her cadaver before calling police. When officers arrived, they found April sprawled out on the bathroom floor with a plastic bag over her head. Coroners ruled it a suicide. But April’s mom, Jamie Dickerson, suspected foul play. “The phone rang, and it was Donovan, and he was upset – kind of like a panic upset,” she said. “He was like, ‘We found April. She wasn’t breathing. She’s in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.’”

A year later, at Jamie’s behest, the Nashville Cold Case unit reopened the case. It was her assertion Donovan staged the crime scene. “They closed April’s case,” Jamie said. “DA and everyone agreed to close it. I got up, marched out of that room and said ‘I’m not done, I’m going to keep investigating.’” Donovan — who was living in San Antonio, Texas — was arrested after being indicted by a grand jury on charges of reckless homicide, tampering with evidence and false reporting. He was extradited to Nashville.

The key turning point, however, came in the form of a confession.

Overwhelmed with guilt, Donovan finally came clean during a FaceTime confabulation with Jamie.

“He just goes into how he killed her and he described how he killed her,” Jamie explained.

“How he strangled her and that he didn’t know what to do.”

Jamie recorded the conversation and turned it over to police.

Social media reaction was wild.

One commenter wrote, “She was way too pretty for this dude. No way he’d get another woman that fine and he knew it.”

Another chimed in with, “Damn man. Over a woman? Just divorce her and be done. As the scriptures say, ‘Many men have lost their minds because of women and have become slaves because of them. Many have perished or stumbled or sinned because of women.’ Too many men raised by women create this. Charge it to the game!”

A third person added, “When the ugly dude gets the pretty girl, the result is usually death. Ladies, choose better.”

Donovan and April appeared to be the perfect couple online.

But, behind closed doors, it was absolute hell.

April leaves behind two children.

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  1. He let her believe he was ok with the separation and divorce knowing full well he was devastated. He tricked her and when realized she was not changing her mind, he did this.

  3. They don’t match..u can tell something off under the smiles. I get nervous thinking about marriage cause if I’m ready to go that means I don’t want that person up under me. & I get livid quickly if someone even acts like they can’t & won’t leave me be. .& in marriage they have a right to wana stay & “work things out” when the other person doesn’t…scary

  5. Ewww 🤢 she was too fine for him. He envious and jealous because she can do way better than that. Can’t stand to a see another man with her.

  8. Lord have mercy she was stunningly beautiful, omfg….😔✌🏻🇺🇸

  10. He killed her then sent his son to find her. He’s the devil. I’ve NEVER HEARD of Suffocation being a choice for suicide.

  11. The happiest marriages on social media are often the ones that are not going well

  12. Never in my life could understand why or how woman in their 20’s date men with bald heads lol seriously tho has to be some type of insecurity or low self esteem smh she was too beautiful & had a great relationship with GOD dammm man

  13. “She was too beautiful for him, she was out of his league, look at her then look at him.” Some of you are shallow and lack maturity in understanding that love is more than looks. Grow up!
    RIP to April ❣️

  15. Sisters, get away from the person, Then file for divorce… because even the quietest person can snap when it comes to being rejected or when major change happens in a relationship. Don’t sleep with the enemy!!
    Get away and stay away because while you’re sleeping they may be plotting to kill you…🤨
    The life you save may be your own…..🙏🏾

  16. Sadly, a 7-year-old little boy has to go through this my heart goes out to the family of this young lady. God will make him pay maybe not in this life but he will pay in the afterlife. Coward!!!

  18. So many young women today have lowered their standards. I’m 50 and I don’t remember these types of killings when I was growing up. You can see the hurt on his face when she said that they were divorcing. She was too pretty for his ugly, out of shape ass. We didn’t go for that back in the day. We either went for looks, money or a man that treated us like a queen 👸🏾

  19. Your mind has to be completely twisted to send your son into the room you murdered his mother in?! This is sick man… See people like him I wanna fight…
    Left them babies without a mother and father and in the most tragic way…. 🗣️🗣️

  20. OMG, this is clearly murder. Human nature is when you have a bag over your head if you’re by yourself human nature and body response makes you want to pull it off. There’s no way that she would’ve kept that bag over her head as she was struggling to breathe. It is clearly murder. Poor Sweet BEAUTIFUL LADY her life ended way too soon!!! what a positive light in this world!!!!!

  22. He probably didn’t want to pay alimony & child support OR couldn’t take her leaving him.

  25. Them ugly ones always be the ones to kill the pretty lady smh wish she seen them red flags 🚩

  26. They don’t even look right together. She’s very beautiful, but him….he’s not even a little attractive. Ugh 🤮😒. That’s probably why he couldn’t just let the woman be, he knew he wouldn’t NEVER find better. LEAVE THESE DUSTY MEN ALONE. IT’S OKAY TO BE ALONE.

  28. That’s why I always say stop being fooled by those online fake relationships because those be the most toxic ones all the time. relationships, and dating nowadays is very dangerous. People are very possessive and become control freaks when it comes to relationships nowadays that’s why I prefer staying single to myself because most grown adults don’t even understand what a real relationship is anymore control, and jealousy, is not love and caring.

  29. People envy these relationships they see online and most are frauds. Like the Neely’s being seperated for years pretending to be together for a TV show.

  30. That dude looked like he was ultra flaming.. his TEEF too big for his mouth…them EYES..too beady and sqinched..moon face also. My condonces to the mother and her precious babies who have to live w just memories.Rest well now Angel🕊

  31. Women are trying to leave and now men are making it impossible for them to. These men are getting their wake up call and they can’t handle it! Wives are now becoming martyrs for younger women 😢

  32. Kangs kanging…im trying to figure out what even attracted her to him 🤢in the first place.

  34. Poor baby boy, he didn’t deserve to walk in on his mom like this, I hope he seeks help so he doesn’t repeat his dad’s actions in the future.

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