Jealous Guard Chops Up Lover, Stuffs Her Remains in Drum Before Killing Self

A guard claimed his lover killed herself after he found texts. He admitted butchering her, hiding remains in a drum. After confessing in a note and calling 911, he shot himself as cops arrived. Police investigate if he murdered her first.

A lone, dark barrel symbolizing the horrific secret.
Trying to keep a lid on your problems? A 200-liter barrel probably isn't the answer, especially these kinds of problems.

A quiet Mexican town was rocked by a grisly murder-suicide after a jealous security guard allegedly dismembered his partner and stuffed her remains into a barrel before turning a gun on himself as cops closed in.

The nightmare unfolded in a country home in Jesús María, where authorities say Héctor Hugo López went berserk after reportedly discovering messages from another man on his girlfriend Ana Karen Gutiérrez López's phone.