Ohio Boy, 4, Found at Rest Stop After Mother Killed During Home Invasion

Police say they have arrested Charlie Myers, left, for the murder of Jennifer Nelson, right. Nelson's four-year-old son was found alone at a rest stop shortly after the murder. He gave police his address and a description of Myers.

(Courtesy Montgomery County Sheriff's Office/ABC)

Tracking a Killer

Nelson's 1999 Honda Accord had been stolen in Columbus the night of Dec. 16. Nelson said he had been attending a concert and, wanting to take as little as possible into the venue, left his keys in the console.

The car, he said, was found the morning after his wife's murder, parked down the street from their home. His mother-in-law's Oldsmobile Alero had also been taken from the house. Plummer said that car was located by a resident in Columbus after police released information on the vehicle.

Nelson said that while William bears no physical scars from the incident, he's having a hard time coping with what he saw.

"He's terrified," Nelson said of his only child. "Loud noises are just really disturbing to him."

When one of William's young cousins knocked a toy truck down the stairs, he "just from the noise from that, he jumped a mile."

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Nelson said William hasn't said much about that night, only about two or three statements, and he's not going to push him. The boy will be seeing a counselor to deal with his fear and grief, Nelson said.

"He still smiles every now and then," he said, adding that William's fifth birthday is Saturday.

While he's taking care of his son, Nelson is also busy planning funeral arrangements for his wife of four years.

"She was probably one of the best people you'd want to meet," he said, choking up. "She lived her life for me and William."

The two met a decade ago while working together at a grocery store. They dated on and off for the next six years before getting married.

The night his wife died, William's pajamas had been laid out for him. His wife, he said, was probably fixing herself something to eat before she gave William a bath and put him to bed.

"This was just a senseless murder," he said. "There was no reason for this guy to do this to my family."

Nelson said he believes Myers found his home using the information in the glove compartment of his car. Nelson says he thinks he drove to his house and, frustrated when he couldn't open the door, kicked it down.

"He could have taken everything from my house," he said. "He did not have to kill her."