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Man charged in connection to body found inside Fort Worth home

An arrest warrant affidavit details death at home in 5500 block of Whitman Avenue

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An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a woman whose body was discovered by police inside a Fort Worth home on Friday night.

Booking records show Christopher Robertson was arrested on Sunday, April 21, and charged with murder.

Christpher Robertson is charged with murder in the death of a person who was found in a Fort Worth home on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Tarrant County Jail
Christopher Robertson is charged with murder in the death of a person who was found in a Fort Worth home on Friday, April 19, 2024.

According to the Fort Worth Police Department, officers responded to the 5500 block of Whitman Avenue around 9:41 p.m. on April 19 about a dead person.

Upon arriving at the home, an arrest affidavit says police found the body of a woman in a bedroom inside the residence wrapped in a blue tarp.

The arrest affidavit says the woman was later identified as Robertson's wife Kristlynne Robertson.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office told police on April 20 that Krystlynne Robertson had been shot according to the arrest affidavit.

According to the arrest affidavit, Christopher Robertson called 911 at around 12:40 p.m. on April 20 and admitted to a 911 call taker that he killed Kristlynne.

Police met with Christopher Robertson on April 21 and, according to the arrest affidavit, he admitted to shooting his wife and provided police with the gun.

Robertson is booked in the Tarrant County Corrections Center on a $100,000 bond. It is unclear if he has retained an attorney.

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