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77-year-old Phoenix woman released from hospital, taken to jail for allegedly killing husband

Feb 6, 2025, 10:01 AM | Updated: Feb 7, 2025, 8:32 am

Patricia Gaskill was released from a hospital Tuesday and booked into jail for allegedly killing he...

Patricia Gaskill was released from a hospital Tuesday and booked into jail for allegedly killing her husband in Phoenix last month, authorities said. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

PHOENIX — A 77-year-old woman was released from a hospital Tuesday and booked into jail for allegedly killing her husband in Phoenix last month, authorities said.

Officers responded to an apartment near 12th Street and Bethany Home Road around 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 26 and found a woman inside who was identified later as Patricia Gaskill, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Police then found a man dead with obvious signs of trauma. He was identified later as 78-year-old Vernon Gaskill, Patricia Gaskill’s husband.

Detectives determined that the wife was the suspect in the case but didn’t immediately arrest her because she required hospitalization for unrelated medical issues, police said.

Woman booked into jail on two counts

She now faces counts of second-degree murder and evidence tampering. Her bond was set at $750,000.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

No other information was available.

This is an updated version of a story originally published Jan. 27, 2025.

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77-year-old Phoenix woman released from hospital, taken to jail for allegedly killing husband