Houston Man Lee Gilley Charged with Capital Murder in Pregnant Wife's Death, Allegedly Staged Suicide

Oct 14, 2024, 11:49 AM

Houston resident and software consultant Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, has been charged with capital murder in the death of his pregnant wife. Gilley is accused of strangling his wife, who was also the mother of two, and then calling 911 to report her death as a suicide. Authorities allege that he attempted to stage her death as a drug overdose suicide following an argument at their home in the Houston Heights, according to court documents. Gilley remains in jail without bond. He appeared in a Houston courtroom, and the woman's family has released a statement regarding her death.