Utah husband went for beer after finding nurse wife dead at home: police [Video]

Authorities are investigating the recent death of a Utah nurse and mom of three, whose husband allegedly told police he went out to get beer after finding her body at the bottom of a stairwell in their home.

Autumn Mercado, 39, was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in her house in West Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 13 after a concerned coworker notified police that she had not been at work, prompting officers to conduct a welfare check, West Jordan Police Sgt. Andrew Hercules said in a press conference covered by KSL News. 

When officers arrived at the home, Mercado’s husband, Carlos Mercado, answered the door and said he was just about to call police, an affidavit states, according to the local Utah outlet. 

“The death appeared suspicious to responding officers,” Hercules said at the presser. 

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