A Florida bodybuilder and former Marine has been accused of murdering his ex-wife when she visited him to collect some of her things, and then burning her body in an oil drum in the back yard.
Ian Christopher Baunach, 43, appeared in court in Tampa on Monday and pled not guilty to killing Katie Baunach, the 39-year-old mother of his two children.
In November 2021, Baunach, a former Marine who retrained as an engineer, was arrested on charges of domestic battery by strangulation, and was released the same day on $25,000 bond.
Ten months later, in September this year, Katie Baunach took out a restraining order against him, accusing him of abusing one of their children.
She was last seen on September 29 when she left the two youngsters with a friend, saying Baunach had said she could come over to 'retrieve some of her personal items.'
1234lkjh -4 points 1.6 years ago
"Let's pretend." And then you go on to rubbing one out to a victimization fantasy. Nice job, moron.