October 12, 2024 - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the death of a woman found at 816 Allston Street about 11:30 p.m. on Monday (Oct. 7).

The suspect, Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, is charged with capital murder in the 497th State District Court. A booking photo of Gilley is attached to this news release.

He is accused in the killing of his wife, Christa Gilley, 38.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives J. Diaz and A. Ledford reported:

Officers were dispatched to a report of a suicide at the residence at the above address and were told a family member (suspect Gilley) found an adult female (Ms. Gilley) unresponsive inside the home. Paramedics transported the woman to an area hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

Hospital staff indicated Ms. Gilley had bruising and apparent trauma to her face.

An autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled Ms. Gilley's manner of death as a homicide and the cause due to compression of the neck. The autopsy also revealed Ms. Gilley was about eight weeks pregnant.

Detectives contacted the Harris County District Attorney's Office and charges were filed against Lee Gilley. He was taken into custody on Friday (Oct. 11) without incident and booked into the Harris County Jail.