Georgia man burned his girlfriend’s body after she learned he was married

A 23-year-old mother died after discovering her live-in boyfriend was married to another woman. The Georgia man, who police revealed was Michael EdwardsTo be was charged with murder Briana Winston and burned her body afterward. They are said to have shared a child.

The Clayton County Police Department revealed details about the disturbing case on Monday (May 13), per EVERYBODY. It’s been about a month since her family reported her missing after losing contact in mid-March.

Authorities arrested Edwards after a man provided details about Briana’s disappearance earlier this month. Michale Edwards was charged with aggravated assault, malice murder, felony murder and tampering with evidence.

What did the Georgia man do to Briana Winston?

Meanwhile, the unnamed man demands immunity from the case in exchange for gruesome information. He revealed that he helped Edwards dispose of Briana’s body after he killed her on March 17. On that day, she allegedly confronted her boyfriend for cheating on her.

Amid the argument, Lt. Ashanti Marbury said Edwards “suffocated” Briana Winston and then stuffed her lifeless body into a suitcase. The Georgia man then drove to Gates, Tennessee – more than 400 miles from Clayton County. Together, the men placed Winston’s body in the incinerator barrel and burned it with an accelerant. Police allege they left the body to burn for hours until the 23-year-old was left with “skeletons”.

“They then used shovels to smash Briana’s bones to speed up the burning process,” Lt. Marbury said during a news conference Monday.

Both men then scattered her remains in different locations. The Georgia man (her ex-boyfriend) scattered them along Interstate 40 in Tennessee. Meanwhile, his accomplices dumped his remains in a cemetery behind a church.

Who else is involved in the case?

Edwards is a person of interest in the missing person case after the bridge jump. During Briana’s disappearance, her family discovered that Michale had completely cleaned out their shared apartment, according to a police statement.

Police first interviewed him on April 4 after arresting him for aggravated stalking in violation of a protective order involving Winston.

The next day, his wife Brienna Phillips-Edwardswas also jailed for allegedly providing false information to the police.

It’s unclear what those statements were, but Lt. Marbury said Edwards turned the crime into a “family affair” by mentioning his relatives. His wife allegedly assisted by providing Edwards with the vehicle to transport Briana’s body.

“We also learned during the interview on April 5 that [Brienna] secretly married Michale on January 25, 2024 and no one knew that the two were married,” Lieutenant Marbury said.

See their pictures below.

Georgia man Ebony Anderson’s mother and brother, Keilan Wright, also went to jail for conspiracy to tamper with evidence. In a recorded call to the jail, Edwards instructed them to burn a pair of shoes and gloves he allegedly used during the crime.

This is an evolving story.

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