California Man, 28, Charged with Murder After Missing Wife’s Burned Remains Identified

Gurinder Gill allegedly had told authorities that ICE agents took his wife, 30-year-old Jasmine Gill, from their Sacramento home

NEED TO KNOW

• A California man has been arrested in the death of his missing wife, whose burned remains were found in El Dorado County
• Gurinder Gill, 28, allegedly had told authorities that ICE agents took his wife, 30-year-old Jasmine Gill, from their Sacramento home
• Officials discovered burned human remains in El Dorado County, and investigators later confirmed the remains belonged to Jasmine

A California man has been arrested in the death of his wife, 10 days after she was reported missing.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced on Oct. 16 that 28-year-old Gurinder Gill was arrested on Oct. 14 in the death of his wife, 30-year-old Jasmine Gill, after she was initially reported missing by a cousin on Oct. 4.

Jasmine was was last seen at her Sacramento home on Sept. 30, the sheriff’s office said.

During the initial investigation, Gurinder claimed to deputies that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had taken Jasmine into custody while she was checking the mail at their home.

However, ICE officials told detectives that the agency had not conducted any activity at their address.

As the investigation continued, detectives said that they found a number of inconsistencies in Gurinder’s story.

Officials later learned that the pair were in the midst of divorce proceedings as well as a child custody dispute.

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On Oct. 1, several days before Jasmine was reported missing, officials discovered burned human remains in El Dorado County, a county located east of Sacramento that encompasses parts of the Lake Tahoe region and Eldorado National Forest.

Investigators later confirmed that the remains belonged to Jasmine.

Detectives then obtained an arrest warrant for Gurinder. They executed search warrants at two residences as a part of the investigation. He was arrested on Wednesday and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on murder charges.

The Sacramento Bee reported that Gurinder was arraigned on Friday. He is ineligible for bail, the sheriff’s office said.

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