How dare you ask my son for a divorce? Father-in-law shot his daughter-in-law in front of his family
Aug 01, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, at 10:15 p.m. on the 26th (local time), Roland Schmidt, a 76-year-old father-in-law, was arrested for shooting and killing his 45-year-old daughter-in-law Christine Moyer in a hotel parking lot in Chicago, Illinois.
Moyer was heading to the car with his mother-in-law and sister-in-law in the hotel parking lot where he stayed after attending the family wedding at the time of the incident, and Schmidt reportedly followed them and shot Moyer at the back of his head. Moyer, who was shot at the scene, was rushed to a hospital but eventually died.
The police believe Schmidt's crime is a family conflict caused by his daughter-in-law's demand for divorce.
Moyer, who has been married for 16 years and has two children, delivered divorce papers to her husband on the 8th.
According to prosecutors, Schmidt stated that he planned the crime a week before the incident and later intended to kill himself.
Shortly after the shooting, Schmidt was overpowered by Moyer's family and citizens at the scene. Police seized the gun at the scene, arrested Schmidt and transferred him to the police station.
Prosecutors charged Schmidt with first-degree murder and asked him to be detained without bail in the first interrogation held on the 29th.
The judge in charge "The defendant murdered her in front of his family," he said, accepting the prosecution's request.
Schmidt's side requested bail due to old age and chronic illness, but it was not accepted. Schmidt's next trial is scheduled to take place in August.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
