Florida Woman Charged With Killing Terminally Ill Husband Released on Bond
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An elderly Florida woman initially charged with first degree murder for fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in a murder-suicide pact she couldn’t complete was indicted this week on a lesser charge. A Volusia County grand jury indicted Ellen Gilland, 76, on charges of assisting self-murder/manslaughter for shooting 77-year-old Jerry Gilland in his hospital room …
A 76-year-old Florida woman charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of her terminally ill husband — which police say was the result of a murder-suicide agreement — made her first court appearance on Sunday and was ordered held without bond. Ellen Gilland fatally shot Jerry Gilland, 77, in his Daytona Beach hospital …
Update: A woman who allegedly shot and killed her terminally ill husband in his Daytona Beach hospital room has surrendered to police. Daytona Beach Police said 76-year-old Ellen Gilland surrendered at about 3 p.m., and she could face a first degree murder charge. “Upon arrival, our officers were directed to the 11th floor, where they …