On Monday, the trial began for a Wisconsin woman who allegedly killed, beheaded, and dismembered a man in 2022.

Taylor Schabusiness, 25, is accused of strangling Shad Thyrion, 24, in the basement of the Brown County home he shared with his mother. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, Schabusiness claimed she was in a sexual relationship with Thyrion.

WLUK reported that cops who were called to the residence on February 23, 2022, found Thyrion’s severed head in a bucket. Schabusiness said she and Thyrion were engaged in sexual activity while on meth when she strangled him, sexually assaulted him, and hid his dismembered body parts throughout the home and in a car.

Testimony on Monday revealed that Thyrion’s mother initially believed the head was fake.

Last week, Schabusiness was found mentally fit to stand trial. Her first attorney withdrew after Schabusiness attacked him during a court hearing in February.

Held on $2 million bail, Schabusiness is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, third-degree sexual abuse, and mutilating a corpse.

A live stream of the trial is available for viewing below:

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