91-year-old Florida man accused of killing wife, saying he was ‘keeping his promise’
Investigators say William Albert Lippold admitted planning the killing for a month after caregiving stress over his wife’s Alzheimer’s disease.
- On Saturday, August 1, William Albert Lippold, 91, was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder after deputies found his 87-year-old wife, Mary Lippold, fatally shot at their St. Augustine Shores home.
- Investigators said Lippold, who served as his wife's sole caregiver, had planned the killing for about a month, citing her severe Alzheimer's disease and his promise never to place her in a nursing home.
- Reports indicate Lippold purchased a firearm recently and practiced at a shooting range; his son, David Lippold, called 911 on August 1 after discovering the incident the previous evening.
- Lippold is held in the St. Johns County Jail without bond facing a first-degree murder charge. The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit investigation remains ongoing.
- Florida law prohibits assisted suicide, and attorney Gene Nichols advises families overwhelmed by caregiving to access hospice services or contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for support.
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Report: Senior, 91, Tells Police He Killed His Wife to Keep His 'Promise' Never to Put Her in A Nursing Home
Florida police have charged a 91-year-old senior man with the homicide of his wife after he told authorities that he viewed the act as “keeping his promise” that he would never put her in a nursing home. The post Report: Senior, 91, Tells Police He Killed His Wife to Keep His ‘Promise’ Never to Put Her in A Nursing Home appeared first on Breitbart.
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A 91-year-old Florida man named William Albert Lippold had made a promise to his wife once. To fulfill that alleged promise, he allegedly pulled the trigger on his 87-year-old wife, Mary, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s. Lippold’s son, David Lippold, called 911 to report that his father had shot his mother. After that, a probable...
91-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his wife said he promised not to place her in a nursing home
A 91-year-old man was arrested Aug. 1 and charged with first-degree murder after deputies found his 87-year-old wife fatally shot at their home, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said.
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