Mother's Dire Alert Precedes Discovery of Boyfriend's Body

WHO:

NY Post - Sheldon “Shelly” Wilson, 62, is the Colorado mom charged with murder.

US Magazine - Sheldon “Shelly” Wilson is identified as the woman who allegedly dismembered her husband.

WHAT:

NY Post - Wilson allegedly kept her boyfriend’s dismembered and decomposing remains in her home for months.

US Magazine - Wilson was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human.

WHERE:

NY Post - The events took place in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

US Magazine - Wilson stored her husband’s remains in several containers throughout her home.

WHEN:

US Magazine - The Colorado Springs Police Department announced the charges on September 20.

WHY:

NY Post - Wilson warned police that there are “no words for what you’re fixing to find out” before the discovery of the remains.

HOW:

US Magazine - Wilson allegedly cut up her husband and stored his remains in various containers.

(UPDATED September 24, 2026 15:00 UTC)

Sheldon “Shelly” Wilson, a 62-year-old woman from Colorado Springs, has been charged with second-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human after allegedly dismembering her husband and keeping his remains in her home for months. The Colorado Springs Police Department announced the charges on September 20, following a warning from Wilson to authorities that there were “no words for what you’re fixing to find out.” Investigators discovered the dismembered remains stored in several containers throughout her residence.