ella jackson hearing

accused husband in court

Veronica jean seltzer.

And i'm tom kenny.

In our top story at 11... a madison county husband accused of his wife's murder... researched how to dispose of a body in a tub of acid...that's according to a detective.

....it's one of several new, disturbing details revealed in court today.

Abc 36's christy bollinger takes us to court, where we learn about audio recordings, pictures, and an alarming google search.

### glenn jackson was arrested for his wife ella's murder ...even before her body was found last week in pulaski county.

Wednesday, a detective testified jackson got to know the other inmates quickly...earning him a new charge...abuse of a corpse.

"mr. jackson is seen and heard talking to this other inmate that had reported it that he googled how to dispose of the body in a tub of acid."

Police say there's no evidence that happened to mrs. jackson... but she was found with no flesh on her body and her bones scattered possibly because of animals.

Police believe she was killed the day she went missing... october 20th... they think that, in part, because of a fitbit ... that tracked an increase in heart rate from her that night... but then nothing more.

"it could be that the device lost battery power and it very well could be that that was the moment that her life ended."

Investigators say they found a significant amount of ella's blood in mr. jackson's trunk...with a knife.

Days before she went missing, police say ella met with a domestic violence advocate in secret.

'get counseling and advisement of what to do because she indicated she was in a physically abusive and emotionally controlling relationship with her husband."

Detective jason friend testified ella's adult son had pictures on his phone of bruises and a swollen eye his mom had gotten from mr. jackson.

Police also found audio recordings on ella's phone of fights.

"ella jackson was screaming stop hurting me stop hurtng me there's a loud noise, bang, thud.

And then she screams."

Police say neighbors reported hearing a gun shot near the jackson's richmond home..

The night she went missing.

During a search of their home..

Police say they found two guns.

Detectives say they don't know how ella died ... but because of the blood they found in mr. jackson's trunk..

It had something to do with blood loss.

Christy bollinger, abc 36 news.

### because of mr. jackson's assets... the judge took away his public defender.

He also sent the case to the county's grand jury to determine whether there's enough evidence to bring formal, criminal