Adulterous Firefighter Strangled Wife in SW Washington, Faked Emergency to Hide Killing, Jury Finds

WA firefighter strangled wife, faked emergency to hide killing, jury finds

Kevin West was a battalion chief at Camas-Washogual Fire Department when he strangled his wife and then called 911 before her body was cold.

Ex-fire battalion chief guilty of killing wife, staging death as medical emergency

Kevin West told authorities his wife was having a seizure and stopped breathing. An autopsy revealed she died from asphyxia and blunt force trauma to the neck.

Adulterous firefighter strangled wife in SW Washington, faked emergency to hide killing, jury finds

An unfaithful firefighter who strangled his wife in the bed they’d shared for two decades — clearing the way for a new romance with his mistress — was found guilty in the wife’s killing Tuesday.

Ex-SW Washington fire chief Kevin West found guilty of killing wife

A Southwest Washington fire chief was found guilty of murdering his wife by a jury on Tuesday, two weeks after the trial started.

Jury Deliberating in Kevin West's Murder Trial

The jury is deliberating in Kevin West’s trial where the former fire battalion chief is facing life in prison if convicted of murdering his wife, Marcy West, in order to carry on an affair. (1/20/26)

Former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief convicted of murder in wife’s death

A Clark County Superior Court jury on Tuesday convicted a former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief of first- and second-degree murder for strangling his wife to death in January 2024.