According to a story, an Army post in Texas is investigating the inexplicable murder of a soldier’s wife, whose body was discovered while the serviceman was short away.
Cam Chamberlain’s death in May aroused several suspicions, particularly because her husband, Army Specialist Craig Chamberlain, was discovered alive the next day after going missing for less than two weeks.
Cam, a transgender woman, reported her husband missing on May 15, with Army officials at Fort Cavazos assuming the 23-year-old was “willfully” away from his unit, according to KWTX.
Her death was declared on May 25, and he was discovered alive on May 26.
According to NBC News, Army investigators have begun a criminal inquiry, however a spokeswoman would not disclose any specifics.
It is not known when, where, or how she died.
No autopsy has been conducted, and no funeral has been scheduled, the outlet reported.
“I can’t even mourn her death the way family should, because it’s as if she never existed at all now,” her longtime friend Shandy Eubank told NBC News.
When Craig was found, he was in rough shape, his mother Virginia Chamberlain reportedly said.
Craig had also faced an administrative investigation into his disappearance, which has since concluded.
But the findings of the internal probe cannot be revealed due to privacy rules, NBC News reported.
Craig’s current status in the Army is unclear.
When he went missing, his wife reportedly told a friend she planned on breaking up with him, according to a friend.
“Even though I’m getting divorced I still can’t help but think he’s in danger,” she wrote, according to the outlet. “I still love him and I’d blame myself if anything happened to him.”
She also informed her buddy that when he disappeared, he left her without food or money for basics.
Cam shared a missing person notice on social media, indicating that he had departed without his keys or phone.
She also stated on the flier that he was going through a “bout of extreme depression.”
According to a May Killeen Daily Herald report, Craig’s wife stated she first found out about his abduction after he ceased reporting to the Army installation in March.
“He told me he was going to work the whole time, so I didn’t think anything of it, but in reality, he wasn’t really going to work; he was just saying he was going to work,” she reportedly said.
But Craig’s mother Virginia refuted that he was lying to Cam, citing photos from that time that showed he had long hair and facial hair, NBC News reported.
“You can’t report for duty like that in the Army,” she said.
Fort Cavazos stated Craig Chamberlain had “failed” to reach a new assignment for “unknown reason” and declined to comment on Cam Chamberlain’s assertions.
