(People) More details surrounding the case of missing California mother May “Maya” Millete have been released by authorities after her husband, Larry Millete, was arrested in connection to her murder.
In a press conference on Tuesday, San Diego County district attorney Summer Stephan announced that Larry, 40, is now facing charges of murder and illegal possession of an assault weapon.
Investigators believe that Maya — who was 39 when she was last seen at her Chula Vista home on the evening of Jan. 7 — was killed by Larry after seeking a divorce, according to Stephan.
“Sometimes missing persons cases remain unsolved, but as the evidence unfolded in this case, meticulously and carefully, block-by-block, it pointed in one direction: May was murdered,” Stephan said. “The only thing we can do in the face of this senseless violence is to bring justice.”
California law allows prosecutors to file murder charges even if a body is missing, something that Stephan believes in this case is “circumstantial evidence that there was foul play, and that it was murder, because somebody who took their own life can’t hide their own body.”.. Read More
