Parole denied for Decatur man who killed wife, buried remains under fish pond

By The Associated Press
    DECATUR, Alabama --The state of Alabama has denied parole for a Decatur man convicted of killing his wife in 1984 and burying her dismembered remains under a fish pond in their yard.
Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson says the only person to speak in favor of William David Stewart was a former prison cellmate.
Debbie Stewart was 32 when she died. Her family members were among the 20 people who came to the state Pardons and Paroles Board hearing Wednesday in Montgomery to express their opposition to releasing Stewart. Anderson also spoke against it.
Stewart is accused of strangling his wife, chopping her up and having a fish pond installed to hide the spot where he had buried her remains. He was indicted in 1987 when his wife's remains were discovered.