Man staged wife's murder as suicide, California prosecutors say

California mayoral candidate staged wife’s 2015 death as a suicide: DA

Michael Anthony Leon, 66, has been charged with the 2015 murder of his wife, Brenda Joyce Leon

Ex-mayoral candidate charged in wife's death initially believed a suicide

MARTINEZ, Calif. (Court TV) — A California man has been charged in his wife’s murder after a cold case investigation uncovered new digital evidence, prosecutors announced. Michael Anthony Leon, 66, was arrested on Jan. 22 at his Antioch residence and charged with the murder of his wife, Brenda Joyce Leon, who was 52 years old when she died on September 28, 2015, authorities said. Authorities allege Michael fatally shot Brenda, forged a suicide n…

Man staged wife's murder as suicide, California prosecutors say

Prosecutors in Northern California have charged a 66-year-old man with murder, alleging he staged the killing of his wife more than 10 years ago as a suicide, officials announced late last week. Police in Antioch, a city approximately 37 miles from Oakland, responded on Sept. 28, 2015, to home in a residential neighborhood and discovered 52-year-old Brenda Joyce Leon dead [...]

Former Mayoral Candidate Accused of Murdering Wife, Staging Her Death to Look Like a Suicide

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Bay Area ex-mayor candidate staged wife’s killing to look like suicide: officials

A California man, who formerly ran for mayor, was accused of staging his wife's suicide in 2015, according to the Contra Costa Count District Attorney's office.

Bay Area man staged wife's killing to look like suicide, prosecutors say

A Bay Area woman who died in an apparent suicide was actually killed by her husband, a onetime candidate for mayor of Antioch, officials said Friday.