Heather Fernandez-Hoefer, a third-grade teacher at McCormick Elementary School, in New Mexico, has been charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence

Fernandez-Hoefer, 51, was arrested by the Farmingdale Police Dept. on April 1, in the death of her husband Robert Sean Hoefer, back in 2020

On November 29, 2020, Fernandez-Hoefer called 911 in a panic, claiming she found her husband stabbed to death in their Ivy City home

Responding officers met Robert Hoefer, 49, dead with three deep stab wounds to his chest 

Authorities flagged about Fernandez-Hoefer as a suspect due to the conflicting versions of what happened to her husband

The affidavit states that her ‘inconsistent and unlikely statements are signs of deception’

Through the evolution of the case, Fernandez-Hoefer has maintained that Hoefer’s wounds were self-inflicted and he was alone in their computer room at the time

Fernandez-Hoefer made bail on April 2, however the school district has since placed her on administrative leave

Third grade teacher Heather Fernandez-Hoefer, [photo], was arrested on April 1, in Ivy City, New Mexico and charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of her husband Robert Hoefer five years ago 

A New Mexico teacher who five years ago claimed she found her husband of a year dead inside their home two months after their wedding, has been charged with his murder. 
The the Farmingdale Police Department arrested Heather Fernandez-Hoefer was arrested April 1, for killing her husband Robert Sean Hoefer, 49, in November 2020. 
The 51-year-old mother and grandmother who teaches third grade at McCormick Elementary School has been charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
The police report states that on November 29, 2020, Fernandez-Hoefer called 911 in a panic, claiming she found her husband stabbed to death in their home.

Heather’s husband, former Navy as a nuclear reactor operator Robert Hoefer, [photo], died on November 29, 2020. Cops responding to her call found Hoefer dead in their home with three deep stab wounds to his chest 

Responding police officers arrived to at the Ivy City house and found Robert Hoefer bloodied and deceased with three apparent stab wounds in his chest. 
Investigators saw red flags when Fernandez-Hoefer allegedly, started telling them several conflicting versions in both the timeline and manner of her husband’s death.
The affidavit flagged her ‘inconsistent and unlikely statements are signs of deception.’
Investigators also noted with every account she maintained that it was a suicide. Heather said Robert stabbed himself while he was alone in their computer room. 

Fernandez-Hoefer [right], told police that she found Hoefer [left], face-down on the floor of their bedroom. Cops said she told conflicting versions of events, and text messages between the couple revealed they were arguing over finances and previous romantic partners before his death

On discovering his injuries, she helped clean his chest before they went to sleep in different rooms. 
Later on, she found her husband face-down on the floor of their bedroom, Fernandez-Hoefer alleged.
This narrative is contradicted by crime scene evidence police said. 
Most of the blood from the death was on the couple’s bed, not on the floor, according to the affidavit.
Furthermore, Hoefer’s the three stab wounds to Hoefer’s chest were so deep that they punctured his lungs and sliced his coronary artery.
Those severe injuries would have killed him in just minutes.
Text messages between the husband and wife revealed they were arguing about money and Hoefer’s prior relationship before he died. 

Robert Hoefer met Heather in September 2019 and got married about a year later, two months before he died. According to police, text messages between the couple revealed they were arguing about money and previous romantic partners before his death 

A neighbor also told police he heard them screaming at each other the night of the incident.
Based on what the ongoing investigation has revealed so far, Fernandez-Hoefer was taken into custody at the Juan County Adult Detention Center.
But she was bailed out of jail a day later on April 2.
Following her arrest, the school district confirmed that she was put on administrative leave. 

Robert Hoefer [photo] who served nine years in the Navy as a nuclear reactor operator, had known Heather for a year and they wed two months before she allegedly killed him in Nov. 2020 

Heather Fernandez-Hoefer was a third-grade teacher at McCormick Elementary School. The school district confirmed she’d been put on administrative leave since her arrest on April 1 

Robert Hoefer served nine years in the Navy as a nuclear reactor operator, according to his obituary.
When he met Heather in September 2019, the 45-year-old teacher already had three adult sons and two grand babies. The pair wedded in September 2020, two months before he died.