Saturday, August 16, 2008

Attempting To Serve Foreclosure Eviction Notice, SW Florida Deputies Stumble Into Dead Body; Victim's Wife Faces Murder Charges

In Lehigh Acres, Florida, WINK-TV News reports:
  • Lee County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a woman for allegedly killing her husband in their Lehigh Acres home on Monday morning. [... 2]4-year-old Amber Roberts is in the Lee County jail awaiting her first appearance on a second-degree murder charge for the death of 27-year-old John Roberts. John Roberts was found dead inside his home [...] by deputies with the civil division. The home is in foreclosure, and deputies were trying to serve an eviction notice. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, when nobody answered the door, a deputy went inside, believing the home was vacant. That's when he discovered John Roberts's body.

For the story, see Arrest made in Lehigh Acres Murder; Divers to Search for Weapon.

For story update, see Deputies say wife confesses to husband's killing in Lehigh Acres.

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