Neighbors of a murdered ex-British royal family aide say they can hear her in “screaming” fights with her husband – who is now arrested for her murder.
Jenean Chapman, a former aide to the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, was reportedly found strangled to death in her luxury apartment in Dallas, Texas, on Monday.
Another resident of the 34th floor downtown apartment said he encountered police in the hallway Monday afternoon and smelled a foul odor.
Neighbors told DailyMail.com that Chapman, 46, and her husband of two months, James Patrick, 48, were constantly getting into explosive fights with screams that could be heard in the hallway.
Neighbors of murdered ex-British royal family aide Jenean Chapman (left) say they could hear her in ‘screaming’ fights with her husband James Patrick (right) – who is now arrested for his murder,

Jenean Chapman, former aide to the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, was reportedly found strangled to death in her luxury apartment in Dallas, Texas (pictured) on Monday.
“They were arguing a lot and loudly,” Jonathan Davis, 32, said. “I could only hear him screaming. She screamed loudly and frequently. I remember thinking, man, if I were him, I’d leave her. But apparently he chose another path.
“I walked in on Monday and saw the police standing outside. I was like, are they still fighting? Noone answered me. I only found out a few days later that she had been murdered.

Neighbors told DailyMail.com that Chapman, 46, and her husband of two months, Patrick (pictured), 48, were constantly getting into explosive fights with screams that could be heard in the hallway.
A neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, said she noticed a bad smell coming from Chapman and Patrick’s apartment after police arrived.
“I got off the elevator to go to my apartment and was hit by a terrible smell,” she said. “The property manager and the police were all in the hallway.
“It was just very uncomfortable. I was kind of shaken to my core. I mean, I couldn’t stay in my apartment for like a week, I was staying with my friends.
The woman added that she did not know the tempestuous couple well, but often heard them fighting loudly.
“If I waited at the elevator, I would hear them fighting. Both of them were screaming. But I never paid that much attention to it; people fight.
Commenting on the possibility that her neighbor was a murderer, she said: “I’m shocked that someone like that could live next door to me. It’s horrible.
Davis said that after reading the Chapman family’s story about their “toxic” on-and-off relationship, he was less shocked.
“Obviously it’s a surprise when something like this happens. But given my understanding of what was going on between the two of them, it’s less of a surprise,” he said.

Photos obtained by DailyMail.com from a listing for her 36th-floor apartment show panoramic city views and mid-century modern furnishings.

Shocking police footage has revealed the moment the body of Sarah Ferguson’s (left) former assistant (right) was found – believed to have been strangled to death in her luxury Dallas apartment.
Patrick was arrested Wednesday, 200 miles away in Austin. Chapman’s family said police were alerted when he checked into a hospital.
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office’s online inmate locator shows he remains in custody there.
Although he had been married to Chapman since July, he described himself on his Facebook page with the phrase: “Disco….. sleeze….single af” and had his relationship status as “single.”

Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew (pictured), released a statement about her former staffer on her Instagram page on Friday, saying she “only heard from him a few months ago” and had pledged to help pay funeral expenses.
Chapman worked as a personal assistant to the Duchess of York in the early 2000s.
Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, has released a statement regarding her former employee. Instagram page Friday saying she “had only heard from him a few months ago” and had pledged to help pay for funeral expenses.
On Saturday, DailyMail.com published audio from the Dallas Police Department’s dispatch radio revealing the moment officers discovered Chapman’s body.
On Monday, shortly after 1:30 p.m., the dispatcher can be heard saying, “It’s a black female.” They said they hadn’t heard from her since Wednesday. She and her husband had a house (inaudible).
A little over 15 minutes later, the policewoman announced the bad news by radio. “It’ll be a 27, for sure,” she said, using police code for attempted crime. “We’re going to need a crime scene (inaudible).”
An officer adds that they’re “going to need a supervisor to do this again here at 1401 Elm” – and even mentions the word “homicide.”
The Dallas County medical examiner has not yet determined the cause of death, although sources told local ABC affiliate WFAA Channel 8 “It appears that Chapman was strangled.”

A 2021 rental listing for a one-bedroom apartment on the 43rd floor had a price of $3,150 per month.

Chapman, who worked in digital marketing, moved five months ago from San Francisco, where Patrick also previously lived.


Chapman lived with Patrick in a 1,157-square-foot one-bedroom apartment in the upscale The National hotel and residence.
A 2021 rental listing for a one-bedroom apartment on the 43rd floor listed a price of $3,150 per month.
Chapman, who worked in digital marketing, moved five months ago from San Francisco, where Patrick also previously lived.
Photos obtained by DailyMail.com from a listing for her 34th-floor apartment show panoramic city views and mid-century modern furnishings.
Chapman’s family said their relationship was “difficult” and “toxic”, and had lasted on and off for six years. They were surprised to learn this summer that the couple had eloped without their knowledge.