{"id":253338,"date":"2026-04-16T22:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253338\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T22:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:51:08","slug":"trial-date-set-for-houston-man-accused-of-killing-pregnant-wife-in-the-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253338\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial date set for Houston man accused of killing pregnant wife in The Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 A trial date has been set for a man, charged with capital murder in connection to the death of his pregnant wife in The Heights in 2024.<\/p>\n

Court records indicate the trial date for Lee Mongerson Gilley has been set for May 29.<\/p>\n

He is accused of killing his wife, Christa Gilley, who was about eight weeks pregnant at the time she died.<\/p>\n

It happened on Oct. 7, 2024. Officers first went to a home on Allston Street in The Heights to the report of a suicide, where Gilley reportedly told officers he found his wife unresponsive.<\/p>\n

Court records show Gilley said his wife had overdosed and he attempted CPR.<\/p>\n

Paramedics rushed the woman to the hospital where she died.<\/p>\n

Hospital staff indicated Christa Gilley had bruising and apparent trauma to her face.<\/p>\n

An autopsy by the Harris County<\/a> Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled Christa Gilley\u2019s death was a homicide \u201cdue to compression of the neck,\u201d or injuries consistent with strangulation.<\/p>\n

Gilley was arrested several days later.<\/p>\n

Records show he later admitted his wife was not suicidal and was not a drug user. He reportedly told police he and his wife had been arguing and then she went to bed. Three hours later, he says he found her unresponsive. The records also show two small children were inside the house when this all occurred.<\/p>\n

Gilley was later indicted on the capital murder charge in April 2025.<\/p>\n

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