Posted on 07/14/2008 2:55:32 PM PDT by NCjim
The husband of a missing Fort Bragg soldier has been charged with first-degree murder for her death.
Cpl. John Patrick Wimunc, 23, a Camp Lejeune Marine, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit first-degree arson, according to a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department.
Kyle Ryan Alden, 22, also a Marine at Camp Lejuene, was charged with felony accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit first-degree arson. The Marines are in Cumberland County Detention Center.
The arrests came after a charred body was found in the woods near Camp Lejeune on Sunday. Authorities believe is the body is that of Army 2nd Lt. Holley Lynn James Wimunc, but have not yet confirmed that information.
"We initially saw paraphernalia that indicated it could be the missing lieutenant from Fayetteville," Sheriff Ed Brown said Monday. "This appears to be Fayetteville's case, from the very onset yesterday."
Holley Wimunc was declared missing Thursday after she failed to show up for work and authorities discovered the remains of a fire at her Fayetteville apartment.
"The suspicion is that the murder possibly happened ... in Cumberland County" and the remains were brought to Onslow, Brown said. "The crime scene is in Onslow County, but it will be prosecuted in Fayetteville."
Wimunc and Alden had been under close supervision, which Brown likened to house arrest, for the past few days.
"Indications were that the fire was not set yesterday," he said.
The body will be sent to the North Carolina State Medical Examiners Office in Chapel Hill for an autopsy to conclusively determine the identity of the victim and cause of death, according to the Fayetteville police press release.
The body was found in a shallow grave that did not entirely cover the body, Brown said. A hand, not attached to an arm, was sticking up from the ground, which Brown said bore a "haunting similarity" to the discovery of the bodies of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child.
Lauterbach's burned remains were found in January, buried in the backyard of fellow Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean. Brown said then that the image of the fetus' hand and tiny curled fingers would stick with him forever.
The scene Sunday "became a nightmare ... and stayed unfortunately familiar," Brown said.
NC ping please
isn’t it a violation for officers to be married to enlisted men?
I believe they are not allowed to marry or otherwise socialize. Maybe they were married before one or both joined the military. There might be an exception then.
You mean there are still rules?
Fraternization is illegal.
Past policy somewhat allowed up or down one rank in the officer corps within company and field rank officers, provided they were not in the same chain of command.
I have observed different attacks on the same laws by those involved heavily in freemasonry and Wicca in the military.
Wicca appears to attempt to lead people into their involvement by false pretenses of sex and power associated with becoming members in their covens. They tend to cross officer/enlisted lines in their associations then characterize their association as religious.
Masons within the corps tend to honor wiccans as simply fellow brethren or craftsmen and don;t impede their actions.
IMHO, there might be some wiccan or witchcraft and satanic cult involvement in these situations. (Duh!) Many of the victims are unmarried single pregnant women in positions of authority, closer to a sacrificial presentation than simply criminal behavior. Couple this with ‘zodiac’ symbology and this is probably closer to witchcraft spell procedures to secure more worldly power on behalf of some members within the group.
IMHO, with the public acceptance of wicca, we are likely to see many more such criminal acts along these lines throughout the US in diverse cultures, not to mention associated spiritual warfare which may accompany the criminal activity.
When things like this used to happen, the same occultic folks involved were careful to cover up the crimes from law enforcement and prosecution. The more frequent it becomes, be prepared for some incredibly bizarre behavior on the behalf of law enforcement and public officials who are betrothed more to masonry than to respecting legitimate authority.
“Masons within the corps tend to honor wiccans as simply fellow brethren or craftsmen and don;t impede their actions.”
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Wrong on so many levels. Masons do not “honor wiccans as simply fellow bretheren.”
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