Man Confesses To Strangling His Wife To Death: Sheriff

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO — Police found a woman's body in a Centennial library after her husband confessed to strangling her to death, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said.

The 36-year-old man walked into the Greenwood Village Police Department on Friday and told police that he had killed his wife on Monday at the library near South Uinta Street and East Arapahoe Road, authorities said.

The police department notified the sheriff's office, and deputies were sent to the library, where they found the woman's body, the office confirmed.

The man was taken into custody and booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Facility. He faces homicide charges.

The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office will release the woman's name once her family has been notified, authorities said.

An investigation was underway.