How Killer 'Framed' Another Man for Murder with Video of Slain Woman's Body: Police

Bailey was initially arrested after someone with his name sent disturbing messages and a video of Robertson's body via Facebook to her ex-husband's girlfriend, authorities reveal in an arrest affidavit via Law&Crime. However, investigators later discovered that it was actually Nigel Thomas -- also known as "Nati Bang" -- who sent the footage.

The first message reportedly included a 5-second video allegedly showing Robertson dead on the floor with the Chris Brown song "Stutter" playing in the background. The lyrics said "Got me trippin' because you really f--k my head up."

In the second message, investigators say Thomas -- posing as Bailey -- allegedly wrote: "Tell her babe daddy that he doesn't have to worry about her anymore and my bad for me and him getting in it over this b--h me and him both got the same last name I did him a solid favor."

With the help of DNA evidence, police arrested Thomas, dismissed charges against Bailey and set him free. Thomas is currently jailed in Ohio and waiting to be extradited to Indiana.

Police in Hanover, Indiana, initially believed they had their man when they arrested 33-year-old Shawn Bailey for the April 14 murder of a local mother of two.

Wilma Robertson, 35, was found stabbed to death in her home, according to the Jefferson County Prosecutor's Office, and Bailey was taken into custody the following day.

But now, officials say, he was framed. "New evidence that included DNA analysis" of Bailey, who hails from Louisville, Kentucky, allegedly ruled him out as a suspect, say prosecutors. The charges were dropped, and investigators turned their attention elsewhere.

Prosecutors say their investigation led them instead to another man -- Nigel Thomas, 34, of Ohio -- who has been accused not just of killing Robertson, but plotting to frame Bailey as well.

"Thomas then engaged in an elaborate plan to frame a man named Shawn Bailey for her death," prosecutors said in a press release. "Thomas fabricated evidence to incriminate Shawn Bailey, including the creation of multiple social media accounts in Bailey's name."

"Thomas then used those accounts to send out messages to relatives of Robertson purporting to be Bailey admitting to the murder," they added.

Thomas was arrested Friday, April 25, with a hearing scheduled once he's extradited to Indiana. He's been charged with murder.

Jefferson County Prosecutor David Sutter praised investigators who refused to give up.

"The criminal justice system is ultimately a search for the truth," Sutter said. "Multiple agencies across three states worked tirelessly to uncover the crimes of Nigel Thomas and clear Shawn Bailey."

A GoFundMe for Wilma Robertson's family has been set up in the wake of her murder, describing her as a devoted mother of two young children, now left without their mom.