The Grim Story Of Christopher Wilson

"He didn't just murder a mother in her own home. He went back inside to finish what he started—and killed her 8-month-old son with six blows from a tile chisel."In this grim true crime episode, we investigate the case of Christopher Wilson, an Arkansas man whose violent double murder shocked the Saltillo community. On December 27, 2002, Wilson attacked his neighbor, 26-year-old Pamela Kay Reed, inside her home [citation:4]. The struggle continued outside, where Wilson broke multiple knives stabbing Reed as the dinner she had been preparing continued cooking on her stove [citation:4].Police were unable to determine the exact number of stab wounds she suffered. But Wilson wasn't finished. He went back into the home, where he killed Pamela's infant son, Lucas Aaron Reed, by striking him six times with a tile chisel that was never recovered [citation:4]. Wilson later confessed that he returned to kill the baby because "he just had to finish the job" [citation:4].He tried to hide his bloody clothes in nearby woods and even "tried to play crazy" during interrogation, but ultimately admitted, "I messed up, didn't I?" [citation:4] Wilson pleaded guilty to the double murder in September 2003 and received two life sentences without parole.While serving his sentence at the Arkansas Department of Correction's Varner unit, Wilson attempted to escape on April 7, 2016—and was shot and killed by correctional officers [citation:4]. He was 41 years old. The prosecutor who handled his case said: "Mr. Wilson was where he needed to be" [citation:4].Listener discretion advised.