One by one, Alecia Wheeler’s sister pulled items out of a blue plastic shopping bag. First, a small blue lunchbox, then a pink one, another pink one, and another pink one. A borrowed Army jacket Wheeler wore, then a crumpled Mylar balloon. It read “Happy Birthday,” and had been tied to the stroller Wheeler was … Read more →
This comment of the day comes from Sherrie, who wrote in about Alicia Wheeler. She said: This story really hurts me to my heart. I taught her two oldest girls for two years. I’ve seen them come to school late, sometimes hungry. I’ve braided their hair. I saw sadness in their mother’s eyes, pleading for … Read more →
Claude Kinney pleaded guilty this morning to first degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Alicia Wheeler, his estranged wife. In exchange for the plea, the government agreed to not seek a sentence of more than 30 years, the minimum charge in a first-degree murder case. In the government’s presentation of evidence Tuesday, the prosecutor … Read more →
Court records show that a preliminary hearing for Claude Kinney, suspected in the stabbing death of his wife, Alecia Wheeler, in Trinidad this month, has been postponed. Kinney, 48, was scheduled to appear before Judge Fisher tomorrow. Instead he is now scheduled to appear before Judge Fisher on Oct. 18. He remains in custody. Kinney … Read more →
While teens played basketball at the Joe Cole Community Center Monday night, a group of about 20 people joined together nearby in prayer. They were gathered in the name of a woman none of them knew, but who was brutally stabbed just a few hundred feet from where they stood. “It’s been just all I … Read more →
Homicide Watch has confirmed that a vigil in memory of Alecia Wheeler is planned for this evening. An email this afternoon states: Please join me at a vigil for murder victim Alicia Wheeler 6 pm at the Joe Cole recreation center 1299 Neal St. N.E. Monday September 19th at 6 pm coordinated by ANC 5b08 … Read more →
We’re working to confirm this, but District Curmudgeon reports on Twitter that a vigil in memory of Alecia Wheeler is planned for tonight. Read more →
Washington’s Other Monuments has photos of a memorial to Alecia Wheeler, who was killed Tuesday. See more photos at Washington’s Other Monuments. Read more →
Claude Kinney was ordered held today pending a preliminary hearing, after Judge Levie found substantial probability to believe that Kinney stabbed his wife on Tuesday, killing her in front of their children. Charging documents in the case describe Kinney driving up to Alecia Wheeler, throwing her onto his truck, and stabbing her. An MPD officer … Read more →
On Monday Alicia Wheeler was in court, filing for an order to protect her from Claude Kinney. She was given a two week order, but on Wednesday she was dead. Kinney, authorities believe, killed her. The Washington Post reports that Wheeler filed for least two protective orders: Describing a pattern of recent domestic assaults, she … Read more →
A woman stabbed to death in a Trinidad alley Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 42-year-old Alicia Wheeler, the Washington Post reports. Claude Kinney, 48, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder while armed, but has not yet been presented with the charge. Arrest Made in Slaying of Woman in Northeast DC: MyFoxDC.com Read … Read more →
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