On Friday night, police formally charged Phillip Martin, a 42-year-old Brooklyn man, with the beating to death and subsequent dismemberment of his wife, 43-year-old Diana Rodriguez-Martin.


An New York Police Department statement obtained by PEOPLE confirms Martin faces murder and concealment of a corpse charges. He allegedly confessed to his wife’s killing on Friday.

Diana was reported missing on Feb. 13. The last time anyone saw her was on Jan. 16.

According to investigators, Martin allegedly told them that after beating his wife to death, he chopped her up and disposed of her body, placing her remains in several garbage bags.

"Her remains have not yet been recovered," the NYPD said in their statement.

Police confirm Martin has three prior arrests, two of them for allegedly attacking his wife.