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91-year-old Florida man accused of killing wife, saying he was ‘keeping his promise’

Investigators say William Albert Lippold admitted planning the killing for a month after caregiving stress over his wife’s Alzheimer’s disease.

  • A 91-year-old man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after deputies found his 87-year-old wife fatally shot in their home on August 1, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
  • David Lippold, the man's son, called 911, stating that his father had killed his mother, as reported by the sheriff’s office.
  • William Lippold confessed to planning the killing for about a month, explaining that he was his wife's sole caregiver due to her severe Alzheimer's disease.
  • He expressed that he had promised not to place her in a nursing home, stating, 'It’s not complicated, I shot my wife,' according to deputies.
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News 4 JAX broke the news in Jacksonville, United States on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
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