HOUSTON – A man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his pregnant wife.
Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, is accused of killing his wife, Christa Gilley, 38.
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Officers first went to a home at 816 Allston Street in Houston Heights on October 7 to the report of a suicide, where Lee Mongerson Gilley reportedly told officers he found his wife unresponsive.
Paramedics rushed the woman to the hospital where she died.
Hospital staff indicated Christa Gilley had bruising and apparent trauma to her face.
An autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled Christa Gilley’s death was a homicide “due to compression of the neck.”
The autopsy also revealed Christa Gilley was about eight weeks pregnant.
Lee Mongerson Gilley was arrested on Friday and booked into the Harris County Jail.