An unsettling revelation from a recently unsealed autopsy report has shed light on a disturbing case involving the death of Margaret Haxby-Jones, a San Diego woman. Her body, hidden in a freezer for nearly a decade, was found in December 2023. The investigation, as detailed in the report, suggests that her husband, Robert Haxby, may have been involved in her death and subsequent concealment. Allegedly, Haxby forced a friend at gunpoint to assist in hiding her body to continue collecting government benefits.
Margaret Haxby-Jones had been missing or dead for as long as nine years before her body was discovered. The body was found in the chest freezer at her home on Zion Avenue in San Diego, with authorities being notified by family members who were informed of its location. They contacted the police around 11:45 a.m. on December 22, 2023, and investigators soon arrived to confirm the body’s identity.
The autopsy report revealed that there was no obvious traumatic injury to Haxby-Jones’s body, and the cause of death remains undetermined. The police noted that, while the circumstances surrounding her death are suspicious, there was not enough evidence to pursue a criminal investigation into possible benefits fraud. Without a clear cause of death, the department stated that the case would not move forward as a fraud investigation.
Robert Haxby, who died on February 3, 2024, was reportedly the key figure in the concealment of his wife’s body. The autopsy report described how Haxby allegedly threatened his friend at gunpoint, forcing him to help hide the body for years. It wasn’t until December 2023 that the friend revealed the hidden body to Haxby-Jones’s family, triggering the discovery and police involvement.
Currently, the investigation into Haxby-Jones’s death is on hold. Authorities have stated that the case remains inactive unless new evidence emerges. As the investigation stands, the exact cause of her death is still unknown, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the case continue to puzzle both the family and law enforcement.
