Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter went by the name Clark Smith . After a five - day hearing , a judge ordered him to stand trial for murder . The whereabouts of the dead man 's wife , Linda Sohus , are unknown . He will be arraigned February 9 . He admitted killing landlady 's son , whose remains were found nine days after he disappeared .
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter went by the name Clark Smith . After a five - day hearing , a judge ordered him to stand trial for murder . He will be arraigned February 9 . He admitted killing landlady 's son , whose remains were found nine days after he disappeared .