A Swinomish tribal member has pleaded guilty to murdering his common-law wife, who was a Lummi tribal member.
In the plea in U.S. District Court in Seattle, 55-year-old Kevin O’Leary admitted that he smothered Valerie Jefferson with a pillow, wrapped her body in a blanket and hid it under the bed in their Lummi Reservation home.
The murder happened last June 7th.
Law enforcement officers found the body 5 days later.
O’Leary said he killed his wife while they were arguing about an affair he had had over a decade ago.
He faces sentencing on March 8th.
In the plea in U.S. District Court in Seattle, 55-year-old Kevin O’Leary admitted that he smothered Valerie Jefferson with a pillow, wrapped her body in a blanket and hid it under the bed in their Lummi Reservation home.
The murder happened last June 7th.
Law enforcement officers found the body 5 days later.
O’Leary said he killed his wife while they were arguing about an affair he had had over a decade ago.
He faces sentencing on March 8th.
