FORT PIERCE, Fla. - A Florida woman who investigators said was found trying to start a washing machine full of blood-soaked clothes is accused of killing her husband with a billy club.

The backstory:

According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to a home on Birch Drive shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday to investigate a report of a possible deceased person.

When they arrived, deputies said they found William Tietgens, 64, of Fort Pierce, dead inside the home.

Detectives said they also found Bonnie Tietgens, 60, also of Fort Pierce, in the garage, standing near a washing machine with a blood-soaked blanket on the ground beside her.

:They added that she was in the process of trying to turn on the washing machine, which was loaded with blood-soaked clothing a

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