Months after strangling his wife, a man from Pennsylvania decided to visit her house and attack her again.
Shockingly, he broke into the residence and brutally stabbed her to death, as revealed by Montgomery County authorities in both their press release and court records.
Kenneth Shea, aged 37, then an Uber to return to his hotel room.
However, law enforcement officials managed to locate and apprehend him at that location.
According to reports, the Springfield Township Police Department conducted a welfare check on Wednesday at the residence of Elizabeth Shea, aged 57.
Upon arrival at 7:27 a.m., they discovered the rear sliding glass door unlocked.
However, upon entering, they encountered the master bedroom securely locked.
Undeterred, they forced their way in, only to discover Elizabeth's lifeless body on the floor, with cuts to her head and neck.
The bed was stained with blood, and investigators noted attempts to clean up blood in the bathroom sink.
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In a collaborative effort between Montgomery County Detectives and Springfield Township Police, it was deduced that the perpetrator gained entry by pushing an air conditioning unit inside the residence, thus facilitating access through the window.
Inside the residence, investigators found four hard drives from the home’s digital recording units and three cell phones, discarded in the bathroom sink and toilet.
Further investigation unveiled a troubled history, with documented domestic altercations between Elizabeth and her estranged husband.
Kenneth had previously faced charges of simple assault and strangulation for allegedly assaulting Elizabeth in January.
In March, the victim had obtained a protection from abuse order against him, leading to Kenneth's eviction from the home.
According to investigators, in the early hours of Wednesday, at 12:36 a.m., Kenneth took an Uber from a Comfort Inn and was dropped off behind his estranged wife’s residence at 12:55 a.m.
Subsequently, at 3:37 a.m., another Uber transported him back to the hotel at 3:58 a.m.
Surveillance footage showed him arriving at the hotel room, identified as room 314, wearing camouflage pants.
His cellphone records purportedly placed him in the vicinity of the Comfort Inn in the days leading up to the tragic event and throughout Wednesday.
Bensalem police SWAT successfully apprehended him at the hotel room upon his exit.
District Attorney Kenneth Steele expressed condolences, stating, “This is a tragic case, and our hearts go out to the family of Elizabeth Shea. I also want to express gratitude to the Bensalem Police for their substantial assistance, including drone surveillance and a K-9 unit, as well as the numerous officers involved, which facilitated the defendant's apprehension without any incidents.”
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