Oceanside man pleads not guilty to killing, dismembering wife

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

A 68-year-old Oceanside man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing and dismembering his 73-year-old wife.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Katherine Flaherty told Vista Superior Court Judge J. Marshall Hockett that police found hunks of meat cooking on the stove at the family home and a severed head in the freezer.

Hockett ordered Frederick Joseph Hengl kept in jail on $5-million bail.

Police are unclear when Hengl’s wife, Anna Faris, was killed. They went to the couple’s home after neighbors reported a strange smell.

ALSO:

LAX union protesters arrested; delays anger travelers

Mitt Romney loses election, but still goes to Disneyland

Black family flees O.C. city after tires slashed, racial taunts

-- Tony Perry in San Diego

Photo: Frederick Joseph Hengl in court. Credit: Fox-5 San Diego