Michael Schuette said he did it so his wife, who had filed for divorce, "... would be forced to listen to the various things that he wanted to say to her," the document said.

Victoria Schuette, 49, who weighed about 130 pounds, died of "mechanical ashyxia/overlay," according to the medical examiner. The manner of death is homicide, according to the autopsy.

Michael Schuette was charged with second-degree murder Saturday and is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail. His initial appearance was today and a preliminary hearing is scheduled Wednesday at District Court.

According to the affidavit, the couple argued in the backyard of their 'Ewa Beach home at 91-1178 Ho'omahana St. on Sept. 10. Victoria Schuette had repeatedly asked her husband to move out of the home and Michael Schuette told police he became upset when she began removing plants he had planted that day.

Police responded to a 911 call from Michael Schuette at 8:29 p.m. Sept. 10 and found Victoria Schuette unconscious in the backyard. She was pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m. at Hawaii Medical Center West.