Woman accused of killing husband may have sedated him

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A woman accused of killing her husband in Keller may have sedated him and turned up the volume of a television in their bedroom to cover up the sound of a gunshot, according to a search warrant affidavit obtained Wednesday by the Star-Telegram.

Michele Williams, 42, may have also used the Internet to research how to stage a crime scene, the affidavit states.

A laptop computer found on the floor near the bed where Gregory Williams, 40, was found shot to death was turned on when Keller police searched the bedroom in October and contained information on a local attorney, according to the affidavit.

Williams was arrested Monday near her new Flower Mound home.

She's accused of killing her husband and also faces charges of making a false report to a peace officer and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

She remained in the Keller Jail on Wednesday with bail set at $522,000.

When Williams called 911 on Oct. 13, she initially told Keller police officers that a man dressed in black had entered her home through a back door, hit her in the head and shot her husband. She later changed her story, saying her husband had committed suicide.

An officer found Gregory Williams' body in a bedroom, and the television was so loud that the officer had to turn it down to converse with others who had arrived, according to the affidavit.

The couple's 4-year-old daughter was in the house.

Investigators found scratches around a doorknob and deadbolt lock at a back door. A .45-caliber handgun, a shell casing and a wrench were discovered near that back door, authorities said.

Williams also had a bruise on her cheek.

Hours later, Williams told authorities that she had lied and that her husband had committed suicide, according to the affidavit. She told police that she had hit herself with the wrench and had used a screwdriver to make the marks on the back door, the affidavit states.

Investigators believe that Williams used information from the Internet to plan the break-in, the affidavit says.

She also used the information after the shooting to mislead investigators, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit indicates that police confiscated several computers and other electronic equipment from the home in the 1400 block of Jacob Avenue on Oct. 13 and Oct. 26.

Domingo Ramirez Jr., 817-390-7763

Twitter: @stcrime

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