Whitey Ford
11-05-2022, 05:51 PM
Mo. Man Allegedly Killed 'Kind and Loving' Wife Before Dousing House with Gasoline with Their 2 Kids Inside
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A Missouri man faces charges after allegedly killing his wife and then dousing their house with gasoline with their two young children inside, say police.
Gregory Smith III, 40, of Hazelwood, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Cristina Garcia, 37, armed criminal action and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, the Hazelwood Police Department says in a statement.
On Monday at 4:21 a.m., police responded to the couple's home after their son called 911 saying that his mother was deceased, according to police.
Garcia's young son Malik "was the brave little soul who called 911 hoping someone would get there in time to save her," Garcia Smith's aunt, Monica Pola, wrote in a GoFundMe she set up for the couple's children.
When officers arrived at the home, they found the boy and his baby sister inside, along with their mother, "the victim of an apparent homicide," police say in the statement.
Smith allegedly "beat, stomped and then used a knife to kill the victim," according to police.
Afterward, Smith allegedly doused the home in gasoline with the couple's two children inside.
Smith had already fled the scene when officers got to the house.
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A Missouri man faces charges after allegedly killing his wife and then dousing their house with gasoline with their two young children inside, say police.
Gregory Smith III, 40, of Hazelwood, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Cristina Garcia, 37, armed criminal action and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, the Hazelwood Police Department says in a statement.
On Monday at 4:21 a.m., police responded to the couple's home after their son called 911 saying that his mother was deceased, according to police.
Garcia's young son Malik "was the brave little soul who called 911 hoping someone would get there in time to save her," Garcia Smith's aunt, Monica Pola, wrote in a GoFundMe she set up for the couple's children.
When officers arrived at the home, they found the boy and his baby sister inside, along with their mother, "the victim of an apparent homicide," police say in the statement.
Smith allegedly "beat, stomped and then used a knife to kill the victim," according to police.
Afterward, Smith allegedly doused the home in gasoline with the couple's two children inside.
Smith had already fled the scene when officers got to the house.
https://people.com/crime/mo-man-allegedly-murdered-kind-and-loving-wife-before-dousing-house-with-gasoline-with-children-inside/