Ex-boyfriend jailed in grizzly Denton murder of 44-year-old woman, Melonie Frye. The Denton Police Department decisively cuffed 39-year-old Tommy Bays III, snagging him for suffering Frye's life to end tragically and prematurely. It was a cold day in January when the officers first stumbled upon the grim crime scene in a vacant house's shed on Monterey Drive, only to unravel a sinister tale of former love turned lethal, according to the City of Denton, Texas.

Property management staff initially found Frye's body and a call to action rapidly ensued. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified her soon after, but it took until March for the coroner to loudly declare the case a homicide. It wasn't long before Bays's past connection to Frye had him squarely in the sights of detectives, eager to justly resolve the crime. Further criminalistic work pointed fingers at Bays as the donator of DNA found at the murder scene, practically sealing his fate.

A warrant was issued like lightning and Bays's freedom was clipped on Wednesday evening, with authorities picking him up without as much as a whiff of drama in the 400 block of W. Parkway Street. Behind bars in the City of Denton Jail, Bays awaits his fate, his bond as non-existent as the life he's accused of taking.