A Mississippi man admitted on the witness stand that he shot his wife dead and then dumped her body in a river — telling jurors, "She made me snap," according to reports.

Michael Owens, 37, of Edwards, is on trial for murder and arson in connection to the brutal 2023 killing of his wife, Ebony Owens, whose "burned" vehicle was found near their home and whose body was later pulled from the Big Black River after she was reported missing, police said in press releases.

"When I shot her, I said, 'Baby, don't die. Don't leave me. Don't die,'" Michael Owens alleged in court last Thursday, according to local ABC affiliate WAPT .

"She made me snap," he told jurors.

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