Florida Woman Charged With Killing Terminally Ill Husband Released on Bond
Manslaughter
Court
February 25, 2023
Grand Jury Reduces Charge Against Elderly Woman Who Killed Terminally Ill Husband in His Hospital Room
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 …
Murder
January 22, 2023
No Bond for Elderly Florida Woman Who Fatally Shot Terminally-Ill Husband 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 …
