PORT CLINTON - John Eichner, the Genoa man accused of murdering his wife and burying her body in a friend s backyard, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday.
Eichner, 43, was indicted late last week on 28 felony charges stemming from Amber Eichner s death, including one count of aggravated murder, another count of murder, one count of abuse of a corpse, 11 counts of tampering with evidence, 10 counts of possession of criminal tools, and four counts of money laundering.
Eichner was arrested April 27 and initially charged in the Ottawa County Municipal Court. After being indicted by a grand jury on April 30, his case was moved to Ottawa County Common Pleas Court.
Officials say on April 23, a report was received that John Eichner was missing and the couple s four children had been abandoned by John in Tennessee. That same day, Eichner s cell phone pinged a tower in Cleveland, Tennessee, at 1:45 p.m. and on a tower west of Cleveland, Tennessee, at 3:30 p.m.
Amber had custody of the children.
Police say when John dropped the children off at a relative s house in Tennessee, he had them get out of the car with six bags of clothes and left.
John was missing until he was arrested by police on April 27.
Three cars were also towed to the Toledo Police Department s impound lot as part of the investigation.
Arraignment set for murder suspect Published by news@presspubli. on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 4:56pm
By:
Larry Limpf
An arraignment hearing for a Genoa man charged with murder, tampering with evidence and endangering children is scheduled for Friday, April 30 in Ottawa County Municipal Court. John Eichner, 43, was taken into custody April 27 after investigators uncovered a body buried in Toledo believed to be Eichner’s wife, Amber. James VanEerten, county prosecutor, said Wednesday an autopsy by the Lucas County coroner’s office has determined the cause of death to be from strangulation. Authorities were waiting for the results of DNA analysis to identify the body, he said, but it’s believed it is Amber Eichen.
Estranged husband charged with murder of missing Genoa woman Amber Eichner
A body found in south Toledo has not yet been identified by DNA analysis, but law enforcement officials believe it to be the body of the missing mother of four. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 5:30 PM EDT April 29, 2021
OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio The office of the Ottawa County prosecuting attorney says a body found in south Toledo is believed to be that of missing Genoa woman Amber Eichner and her husband is charged in her death.
Amber s estranged husband John Eichner, 43, is now charged with murder in addition to previous charges against him child endangerment and tampering with evidence.