# Man accused of strangling pregnant wife flees to Italy to escape death penalty

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Podcast: [True Crime News: The Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-news-the-podcast-593083)
Published: 2026-05-12T07:01:00+00:00
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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Weeks before his trial for the murder of his pregnant wife Christa Gilley, Lee Gilley was arrested in Italy, where he is seeking asylum for “wrongful prosecution.” According to authorities, Lee cut off his GPS monitoring device, forfeiting his $1 million bail. Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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