Husband accused of killing pregnant wife cut off ankle monitor and flew to Italy seeking asylum

Fuente: New York Post

A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife cut off his ankle monitor and fled to Italy just before his trial began, his attorney said. Lee Mongerson Gilley, 39, who is charged with murdering his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, in Houston in 2024, was due to appear in court on Tuesday but instead flew to Italy, where he is now in custody. Gilley flew from Texas to Canada and then Italy — and told authorities there he was seeking asylum because he was being “wrongfully prosecuted” and feared he could face the death penalty, his lawyer Dick DeGuerin revealed Monday.