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Michael Ryan Murrah, 45, was charged with first-degree murder (domestic violence) Wednesday in connection with the killingof 45-year-old Monica Murrah, which took place Sunday morning.
Monica Murrah had filed for a restraining order against her husband in July 2020, alleging that he had verbally abused, choked, threatened and pushed her numerous times.
She also alleged he choked and kicked a child.
The restraining order was reissued again on a temporary basis in July 2020, but a permanent restraining order was denied the following month.
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At the scene, officers alleged that Michael Murrah had a knife in his hand and was walking to the south side of the home.
“Michael Murrah had a red substance on his hands, which Officers believed was blood,” the affidavit states.
At the time, Michael Murrah told an officer that he “stabbed someone who he identified as ‘starbeast,'” the affidavit states. “Michael told [the officer] that he killed starbeast to fulfill a prophecy.”
Later, during an interview with detectives, Michael Murrah said he and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce and admitted that he drove over to her home that day armed with a knife.
“Michael said he contacted his wife, and spoke to her with a bible in his hand,” the affidavit states. “Michael said he later killed his wife in ‘cold blood,’ stating he stabbed her multiple times in the area of her neck.”
He has yet to enter a plea, and his arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 19.
His attorney could not be reached for comment.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
