When a would-be North Carolina pastor called 911 he explained that he had taken a strong cough medicine before falling asleep only to wake up to find his wife stabbed to death. While Matthew Phelps may hope the cough syrup defense might save him from a murder conviction, police say the 26-year-old was obsessed with …
A North Carolina man accused of stabbing his wife to death after he took cough medicine was apparently obsessed with a movie about a serial killer and often talked to friends about killing, according to police. The Charlotte Observer reports that 29-year-old Matthew Phelps is accused of stabbing his wife, Lauren Hugelmaier Phelps, 126 times …
A North Carolina man who claimed cough medicine may have made him kill, allegedly stabbed his wife a total of 123 times, according to a recently-released autopsy. USA Today reports that Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps, 29, lost her life on Sept. 1 after her husband, Matthew James Phelps, 29, reportedly stabbed her repeatedly in her bed, after she …
