Man who claimed missing wife was Craigslist prostitute arrested for murder

An Oklahoma man who reported his pregnant wife missing in December was arrested Friday on two counts of first-degree murder for her death and the death of her unborn child.

Justin Adams’ arrest came about seven weeks after he claimed to Oklahoma City police that Jaymie Adams, his 25-year-old wife who was six months pregnant with their child, had been prostituting herself on Craigslist and that she disappeared after going to meet a client, according to court documents. The documents also state that Adams took a polygraph test and was found deceptive on the question of whether he knew where his wife was.

Jaymie Adams’ body was found near a dirt bike trail on January 7. The deaths of her and the unborn baby were ruled homicides, but the cause of death was not released.

An arrest warrant affidavit states that police obtained evidence from witness interviews, cell phone records, email accounts and the internet that was inconsistent with the story Justin Adams was telling them. Investigators discovered information indicating that Justin and Jaymie’s relationship was “physically violent” and that Jaymie actually reported being assaulted by him in the month before her disappearance.

According to the Oklahoman newspaper, Grady County deputies did respond to a domestic disturbance call at the couple’s Blanchard home during that month, but neither party wanted to pursue the case at the time.

KOCO reported that Justin Adams’ mother, Tina Clarke, told reporters after his arrest that she believes he is innocent.

“The only thing my son is guilty of is trying to find his wife,” she said.