Joan Brent’s killer turned out to be her own husband Donald.  

Joan Brent was a Watervliet, New York resident.

Born on November 29, 1938, she died at the age of 47 in 1986.

Joan’s murder case came to light after 30 years as Investigation Discovery has brought out a TV program A Fatal Fling, which chronicles the shocking murder and the real perpetrator who turned out to be one of her close family members.

ID: Who Killed Joan Bent?

Joan Bent’s husband Donald Bent killed her as noted in The Cinemaholic.

Joan was initially reported missing on February 17, 1986. Later after 11 days, the police discovered her body solidly frozen in the car’s trunk. When her body was taken to hospital for an autopsy, the results of the autopsy were death by asphyxiation caused by strangulation.

The police and concerned investigation authorities were in the process of finding the real murderer. Since Joan’s husband, Donald was the one who informed the police about the missing of his wife, he was unsuspected for some time.

But, when they got to learn through medical reports that the food eaten by Joan remained undigested in her stomach, the suspicions went on to Donald as they both ate the same food together before the time Joan went missing. Thus, Donald was arrested and kept on trial.

In 2015, Donald finally admitted to his daughter Dawn Bent that he was indeed the one who murdered Joan.

Joan Bent Husband Donald Bent Arrested For Murder- Where Is He Now?

Joan Bent’s husband Donald Bent was arrested for murder and got convicted in 1988.

As a result of murdering his wife, he was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Donald Bent is dead now. As concluded by police, he murdered his wife after he learned that Joan was planning to file for divorce.

Actually, in 2020, Donald Bent died in Cohoes, New York, 17 months after his release as per Find A grave.

As found in the investigations, he strangled his wife on February 16, 1986, at their Watervliet home the night before he reported her missing. After strangling, Donald stuffed her body in the trunk of her car and drove the car to Menands.

After leaving her dead body and car, he went back home, called the police, and thus played the role of the grief-stricken husband in front of the television and cameras.

More Details On Joan Bent Daughter Dawn Bent

Joan Bent shared a daughter Dawn Bent with her husband Donald Bent.

And, Donald, who kept denying of killing his wife or found to be not guilty, eventually opened up about the hidden truth and confessed his crime to his daughter Dawn at last.