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League City Police Department Works at the scene at a residence where the body of Christine Johnson was found Dec. 30,2016 in League City.
League City Police Department Works at the scene at a residence where the body of Christine Johnson was found Dec. 30,2016 in League City.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle
An Equusearch member holds up a missing persons poster as they started looking for Anne-Christine Johnson, a missing 30-year-old woman, Thursday,Dec. 15, 2016 in League City.
An Equusearch member holds up a missing persons poster as they started looking for Anne-Christine Johnson, a missing 30-year-old woman, Thursday,Dec. 15, 2016 in League City.
Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle
Equusearch members have been looking for Anne-Christine Johnson, a missing 30-year-old woman, since soon after she disappeared on Dec. 8.
Equusearch members have been looking for Anne-Christine Johnson, a missing 30-year-old woman, since soon after she disappeared on Dec. 8.
Photo: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer
League City police are still looking for leads in the disappearance of Anne-Christine Johnson, 30, who was last seen by her ex-husband.
League City police are still looking for leads in the disappearance of Anne-Christine Johnson, 30, who was last seen by her ex-husband.
Photo: League City Police Department
An Equusearch volunteers looks in a watery ditch in League City for Anne-Christine Johnson. Equusearch combed the wooded area for days, and will help League City police in their new search.
An Equusearch volunteers looks in a watery ditch in League City for Anne-Christine Johnson. Equusearch combed the wooded area for days, and will help League City police in their new search.
Photo: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer
Anne-Christine Johnson took these selfies after an attack by her former husband, now charged with her murder.
Anne-Christine Johnson took these selfies after an attack by her former husband, now charged with her murder.
Photo: Harvey Rice, Courtesy Of Stephanie Johnson
Anne-Christine Johnson, whose former husband, Shaun Hardy, is accused of abusing and killing.
Anne-Christine Johnson, whose former husband, Shaun Hardy, is accused of abusing and killing.
Photo: Harvey Rice, Courtesy Of Stephanie Johnson
Anne-Christine Johnson, whose former husband, Shaun Hardy, is accused of abusing and killing.
Anne-Christine Johnson, whose former husband, Shaun Hardy, is accused of abusing and killing.
Photo: Harvey Rice, Courtesy Of Stephanie Johnson
Tim Miller, of Equusearch, center, goes over plans with other members before they began searching for Anne-Christine Johnson, a missing 30-year-old woman, Thursday,Dec. 15, 2016 in League City.
Tim Miller, of Equusearch, center, goes over plans with other members before they began searching for Anne-Christine Johnson, a missing 30-year-old woman, Thursday,Dec. 15, 2016 in League City.
Photo: Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle
The League City home that was the scene of a grisly discovery last year has been sold, according to property records.
The body of 30-year-old Anne-Christine Johnson was found in December in the garage of a Chesterfield Lane home that just went for between $185,000 and $215,000, according to the Houston Association of Realtors.
The online listing boasts about “luxury upgrades,” a granite island kitchen and a two-car garage. The post makes no mention of the home’s gruesome past.
Shaun Hardy, 32, admitted to killing his ex-wife only after crews hunted for the missing mother for three weeks, combing wooded areas near the home.
CONFESSION: League City man admits to killing ex-wife to ‘put her out of her misery’
Then in early January, police showed up at Hardy’s Chesterfield Lane home with a search warrant for cell phones possibly linked to the case.
When a detective neared the garage, he noticed a “strong odor of decaying flesh,” according to a probable cause affidavit.
Once inside the garage, the detective spotted an object the size of human body, covered in dark plastic and duct tape, with scented candles arranged around it.
Later, in a recorded interview, Hardy described the crime in detail, telling police he kicked a knife into Johnson’s chest and then threw a Kroger bag over her head to put her “out of her misery.”
PAST PROBLEMS: Missing League City woman, ex had turbulent history, records show
The home that was the alleged site of the crime sold Monday, according to Galveston County Clerk records.
Although he lived there at the time of the killing, Hardy was not the home’s owner. Instead, it was listed to Vault Investments – a company managed by Shaun Hardy’s father Barry, according to deed records and a person familiar with the family.
It had been on the market less than two months, according to Realtor.com.
Shaun Hardy is currently being held in the Galveston County jail on $500,000 bail.
Nancy Sarnoff contributed to this report.
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