A 32-year-old Texas woman is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities say she beat her boyfriend with a hammer, left him unconscious at a church, and then worked to erase evidence of the attack while insisting she had “nothing to hide.”

Abigail Molina was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of 64-year-old Gilbert Parker, according to court records. Parker was found critically injured on Jan. 18 at the Old Path Baptist Church in China Grove, a small town east of San Antonio.

According to an arrest affidavit, Parker was discovered unconscious, partially naked, and covered in what appeared to be dried blood inside a tool shed that had been converted into his living quarters. Blood was also found in a nearby garden shed. Witnesses called emergency responders, and Parker was transported to a local hospital before being transferred to another facility. Though he drifted in and out of consciousness, police said he was unable to communicate.

The following day, Molina contacted China Grove police and claimed she had “nothing to hide,” telling officers the incident stemmed from an act of self-defense during an altercation that led to Parker’s hospitalization. It remains unclear whether investigators had already been attempting to reach her at that point.

Parker died on Jan. 20. An autopsy revealed multiple head lacerations, including at least one blow severe enough to fracture his skull and cause bleeding in the brain.

As the investigation unfolded, police discovered that Parker’s cellphone, wallet, and 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup truck were missing. Investigators also alleged that members of the church entered the shed after Parker was found and cleaned up blood and other items belonging to him, including suspected drug evidence.

Witnesses described Parker and Molina as romantically involved but said the relationship appeared uneven, with Parker being more invested and increasingly possessive. The affidavit noted prior arguments between the two.

On the day Parker died, his pickup truck was spotted near the home of one of Molina’s close friends. Authorities say Molina attempted to spray-paint and sand the vehicle, washed blood stains from it at a car wash, and later sold it in Houston for $300.

Molina allegedly gave investigators vague and inconsistent accounts of her relationship with Parker, including a fight at a local smoke shop on Jan. 13, though she declined to provide details. On Feb. 1, a caller contacted a San Antonio homicide detective, claiming the smoke shop argument escalated into Parker’s killing. Another tip the following day led investigators to a stormwater drainage culvert, where they recovered a construction hammer missing its claw — damage consistent with Parker’s skull fracture.

Police also interviewed Molina’s ex-boyfriend, who told investigators she called him on Jan. 15, crying and asking for help. According to the affidavit, Molina said Parker had hit her, that she “blacked out,” and that she repeatedly struck him with the hammer.

Molina was arrested and booked into jail on charges of first-degree murder, theft, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.