The Big Picture: Atlanta Man Charged with Killing New Bride

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Atlanta Man Charged with Killing New Bride

Police say 29-year-old Minchillo McLester fatally shot his 25-year-old wife, Madison McLester, early Sunday after they returned from a Halloween party. He's being held without bond on a murder charge at the Fulton County Jail, with a scheduled court date of Nov. 15.

The pair had married Oct. 10. Police do not have a motive in the killing.

Madison McLester was found on the floor of their home in the 1000 block of Oak Street, in southwest Atlanta. She had been shot several times, police said.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family.

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