{"id":96810,"date":"2025-12-22T05:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T05:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/96810\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T05:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T05:57:10","slug":"houston-islamorada-stabbing-wife-dies-weeks-later-husband-accused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/96810\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Islamorada stabbing: Wife dies weeks later; husband accused"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xziolhb2mzsv3uf3.jpg\" alt=\"Woman dies weeks after being stabbed; husband charged\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; An alleged domestic violence victim has died after authorities say she was stabbed by her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/houston-islamorada-cay-sol-stabbing-husband-wife-2025-december\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">earlier this month<\/a> in their east Houston home.<\/p>\n<p>   East Houston: Wife allegedly stabbed by husband <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The incident was reported Dec. 3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Cay+Sol+Ct+%26+Islamorada+Dr,+Parkway,+TX+77044\/@29.8540258,-95.226368,14.5z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x8640a54df65cc17f:0x2ea6b5edc720a0e2!8m2!3d29.8593333!4d-95.2223337!16s%2Fg%2F11gdtmdf6n?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Islamorada Drive and Cay Col Court<\/a>, near John Ralston and Tidwell Roads.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">A Harris County sergeant said neighbors called authorities about an altercation between two people.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/qw85n1k7nyrgul8j.jpg\" alt=\"Wife stabbed by husband in Houston Parkway home | Full police report\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What&#8217;s New:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">According to court records, 54-year-old Rosevelt Gilliam stabbed his wife, 58-year-old Kimberly Gilliam. Rosevelt is accused of then pouring gasoline on Kimberly in an attempt to burn her.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Kimberly was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Her family tells FOX 26 that her complications from the incident are what eventually resulted in her death on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Rosevelt was also taken to a hospital after he allegedly set himself on fire. Records show that he has since been dismissed from the hospital and is now in jail on a $1.5 million bond for aggravated assault of a family member with a weapon.<\/p>\n<p> \u2018You claimed her destiny\u2019 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Kimberly&#8217;s brother, Salama Morgan, spoke to FOX 26 from a hospital bed. He said his blood pressure spiked after learning of his sister&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Salama claims that he watched the incident happen via FaceTime when Rosevelt called Kimberly&#8217;s mother.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;He was like, \u2018Ms. Morgan, I\u2019m calling you to let [you] know that this is your daughter&#8217;s last day on Earth,'&#8221; Salama said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never begged a man in my life, but I was begging him not to kill my sister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Kimberly&#8217;s sister, Decheshe Morgan, says Rosevelt&#8217;s actions not only stopped her sister&#8217;s life, but had a ripple effect on their family.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;By doing everything that you did to her on Dec. 3, you claimed her destiny. We don&#8217;t know what she could&#8217;ve done, who she could&#8217;ve been moving forward,&#8221; said Dechese. &#8220;You took her away from so many that loved her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Suspect&#8217;s criminal history <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The alleged stabbing isn&#8217;t Rosevelt Gilliam&#8217;s first time in trouble with Houston Police.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">According to Harris County court documents, he was arrested several times in the past for different issues, including assault on a family member and aggravated robbery. His full criminal charges are listed here:<\/p>\n<p> Aggravated Assault of a Family Member causing serious bodily injuries with a weapon \u2014 Dec. 2025Assault of a Family Member \u2014 July 2024Evading arrest \u2014 Oct. 1995Failure to identify as a fugitive \u2014 Oct. 1995Evading arrest \u2014 June 1995Criminal mischief \u2014 June 1995Deadly Conduct \u2014 June 1995Aggravated robbery \u2014 May 1990 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Rosevelt Gilliam is expected to be in court on January 8th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Help the family, end domestic violence <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The family of Kimberly has a GoFundMe available <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/gofund.me\/0bc10e5c1__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!0b_xI2Sw8gbiJEi9ZgPKDr9GM_nYS3zkvpvNYi7fBdihTWXmGFhkFFX0jxoJ8rMpuGlltKjrG6B8QJfMkqGDa4w9C8nYXna20g%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here <\/a>to help with funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">If you or anyone you know is in a domestic violence situation, these resources can help:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">For more resources in the Greater Houston area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hba.org\/?pg=Domestic-Violence-Services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Houston Police, Harris County Clerk of Courts, and the family of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/harris-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harris County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; An alleged domestic violence victim has died after authorities say she was stabbed by her husband&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1046,405,56,58,57,223,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-96810","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-crime-publicsafety","9":"tag-harris-county","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-headlines","12":"tag-houston-news","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-tx","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}