Man gets life for killing wife and dog, staging break-in
Left: Matthew G. Speck. Right: Caitlin C. Speck and her dog, Bailey Mae (Ninth Circuit Solicitor

Left: Matthew G. Speck. Right: Caitlin C. Speck and her dog, Bailey Mae (Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office).

A man in South Carolina, aged 37, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife and dog. The incident was disguised as a home invasion in an attempt to flee with his girlfriend.

Berkeley County Circuit Court Judge Deadra Jefferson ordered Matthew G. Speck to serve a sentence of life in prison without the chance for parole in the 2020 slaying of Caitlin C. Speck, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, a jury voted to convict Matthew Speck of murdering his wife after a five-day trial. Matthew Speck was also found guilty on one count of ill treatment of animals and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in connection with the killing.

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