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Husband Charged With Soldier's Murder

Posted Jul 14, 08 4:48 PM CDT in US,  Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – Police today charged the husband of a missing Army officer with first-degree murder in her death, the Fayetteville Observer reports. Authorities discovered a charred corpse, believed to be the body of 2nd Lt. Holly Wimunc, yesterday near Camp Lejeune, NC. The husband, a marine, is stationed there. He and an alleged accomplice also face arson charges.

Wimunc, 24, who served at Fort Bragg, disappeared Thursday. Her home had been set ablaze. Investigators found a mutilated corpse in the woods near Camp Lejeune yesterday, along with bladed weapons. Her father confirmed today that the body was hers. She was seeking a divorce from Cpl. John Wimunc and had filed a restraining order against him.
Source: Fayetteville Observer (NC)

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Marine Cpl. John Wimunc, the husband of an Army nurse whose remains were found in a brush fire three days after she went missing has been charged with first-degree arson at the building she lived in.   (AP Photo)
Kyle Ryan Alden, 22, has been charged with arson at the building where Army nurse Holley Wimunc lived.   (AP Photo)
Army 2nd Lt. Holley Lynn Wimunc   (AP Photo)
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