A Bay Space mother-of-two whose loss of life was lengthy thought-about a suicide was truly murdered by her husband, prosecutors now say — and he’s lastly going through fees.
Michael Anthony Leon, a former Antioch mayoral candidate, has been charged for the loss of life of his spouse Brenda in 2015 after an investigation uncovered “beforehand unknown digital proof,” in accordance with the Contra Costa County District Legal professional’s Workplace.
“Brenda Joyce’s household by no means misplaced religion that the reality would come to mild,” stated District Legal professional Diana Becton on Friday. “At the moment’s submitting in Contra Costa Superior Courtroom honors that perseverance and demonstrates that chilly circumstances are by no means forgotten, no matter how a lot time has handed.”
Police found Brenda’s physique with an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound, alongside a suicide notice on September 28, 2015, in accordance with SF Gate.
Brenda’s two grownup daughters had their suspicions about their mom killing herself, and filed a wrongful loss of life lawsuit in 2021 claiming a male killer recognized as “John Doe” faked the suicide and set the scene earlier than cops arrived, the outlet reported.
“After an in depth investigation, the District Legal professional’s Chilly Case Unit decided that Brenda Leon’s loss of life on September twenty eighth, 2015, was an act of murder,” the DA’s Workplace stated. “The investigation uncovered beforehand unknown digital proof and new factual particulars that have been central to the choice to file fees.”
The brand new proof and particulars haven’t but been launched.
The 66-year-old accused killer got here in fourth place in his run for mayor, amassing simply 1,700 votes. He described himself in an Op-Ed as a “easy household man.”
“I’m under-employed, misplaced most of my financial savings and seen my house values go down, however hell if I’m going to let these timid souls in metropolis authorities sit and do nothing or assume they’ll clear up issues simply by elevating taxes,” Leon stated.
If convicted, Leon faces as much as a most of fifty years to life in jail. He’s scheduled to be organized in court docket on January 26.
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