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Wine Chiller Killer Learns Her Fate At The Shore Wine Chiller Killer Learns Her Fate At The Shore
Wine Chiller Killer Learns Her Fate At The Shore A 49-year-old woman was sentenced to 45 years in New Jersey State Prison for killing her wife with a wine chiller, authorities said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus of Brick Township was convicted during a jury trial of murdering Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus in May 2020, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The Thursday, Jan. 12 sentence will be subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, meaning that Gavilanez-Alectus will be required to serve at least 85 percent of her prison sentence before she may be considered for parole eligibility. On May 17, 2020, Brick Township P…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Woman, 48, Indicted For Murdering Wife With Wine Chiller, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Woman, 48, Indicted For Murdering Wife With Wine Chiller, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Woman, 48, Indicted For Murdering Wife With Wine Chiller, Prosecutor Says A 49-year-old woman from the Jersey Shore has been indicted in connection with the fatal bludgeoning of her wife last year, authorities said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus of Brick Township was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on murder and weapons charges, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The charges come in connection with the death of the suspect's 32-year-old spouse, Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, at their Creek Road home on May 17, 2020, Billhimer said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus' weapons charges relate to her allegedly using a wine container…

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by Jon Craig
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Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas
Wine Chiller Murder: Jersey Shore Woman Charged In Wife's Killing Extradited From Texas A Brick Township woman accused of killing her spouse by bashing her in the head with a wine bottle chiller last month was extradited from Texas to face murder charges, authorities said Tuesday. U.S. Marshals and FBI agents captured Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, on May 20 in Houston after local authorities obtained a warrant for her arrest in the killing of Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32. She was processed at Brick Township police headquarters on Tuesday before being taken to the Ocean County Jail, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer  and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a joint a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CAUGHT! Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Captured In Texas CAUGHT! Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Captured In Texas
Caught! Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Captured In Texas U.S. Marshals and FBI agents captured the 48-year-old Jersey Shore fugitive wanted in her spouse's killing, authorities said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, of Brick was apprehended Wednesday in Houston, Texas, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a statement. Gavilanez-Alectus is wanted in connection with the death of Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32, who was struck and killed by a wine container on Sunday, they said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus was ultimately tracked down in Texas and taken into custody by law enforcement in H…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HER? Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing SEEN HER? Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing
Seen HER? Jersey Shore Woman Sought In Wife's Killing Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 48-year-old woman from Brick Township in connection with Sunday's murder of her spouse, law enforcement officials said. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, of Brick Township, was charged with killing Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32, at their home using a wine container, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio said in a statement. Gavilanez-Alectus also was charged with possessing a weapon, they said. "It is our understanding that they were married,'' Bryan Huntenburg, a spokes…

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by Jon Craig