Security cameras upend man's story of finding wife fatally shot in his car
Summary
Police found Savannah Tolbert, 37, fatally shot in a Tesla at a Huntsville, Alabama, shopping center on Nov. 15, 2022. Investigators questioned her husband, David Tolbert, after evidence at the scene raised doubts about an apparent suicide; store security cameras recorded him shortly after he said he found her body. The provided article excerpt ends as investigators begin reviewing footage of Savannah arriving at the store.Key Facts
- Savannah Tolbert was found dead in the front passenger seat of a red Tesla.
- First responders reported that her fingers were curled around a gun found in her right hand.
- Investigators noted that the gun was in her right hand while the bullet wound was on the left rear side of her head.
- Police also found a shell casing on the rear seat, behind the driver.
- Savannah's sisters said they did not believe she had taken her own life.
- David Tolbert, 47, was handcuffed during transport to the police station but had not been arrested at that point.
- David told investigators that Savannah had come to the store while he was working and that he had not known she would visit.
- Security footage from the store showed David after he found Savannah's body; the excerpt does not describe what later footage revealed.
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