Bigamist murdered his second wife, unborn baby, stepmother and two children

Christophe henderson, a 46-year-old man from Alabama, United States, has been charged with of murder of his wife, Kristen Smallwood Henderson and her unborn child, her other child, her mother-in-law and her nephew. The crimes took place in 2015 and he perpetrated them in complicity with his first wife, Rhonda carlson. He was legally married to both of them.

On July 28 of this year, Henderson He was charged with 19 counts of capital murder and Rhonda Carlson was charged with 18 counts.

After almost 6 years of investigation, it was determined that he was responsible for the murder of his stepmother, Carol Jean Smallwoodas well as another of his sons, Clayton Daniel Chambers, 8 years old, and a 1 year old nephew, named Eli Reed Sokolowski.

Carlson admitted he brought cans of gasoline to Henderson’s house, but claimed that never entered the house and didn’t know what Henderson intended to do with it. However, according to police, he stabbed the victims before setting the house on fire and premeditated what happened. It was the man’s own wife who testified that Henderson planned and executed the murders of the victims in August 2015.

Multiple crimes

According to testimonies, HEnderson stabbed baby to death after removing it from Kristen Henderson’s womb.

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Kristen Henderson was repeatedly stabbed and shotaccording to the indictments, and they were unable to determine which of the injuries caused the death. In the case of her unborn child and the 8-year-old boy, it was determined that they had been stabbed to death, as confirmed by autopsies.

In one of the most shocking details revealed during the trial, it was established that Christopher Henderson and Rhonda Carlson killed the baby “pulling it out of its mother’s womb, then stabbing the creature several times”. Eli Reed Sokolowski, the accused’s nephew, was also stabbed, but he finally died of suffocation in the fire that consumed the house.

For her part, Carol Smallwood, stepmother of the alleged murderer, was shot with a .22 caliber pistol, a Madison County investigator testified at a preliminary hearing in 2015.

After finally committing the Henderson murders sprayed the house with gasoline and set it on fire, as learned from the testimony of the defendant, Rhonda Carlson, who with her statement and assistance in the investigation avoid the death penalty but she will be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

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There is conclusive evidence

Lawyers for Henderson told the jury in opening statements that Carlson was guilty of the murders. However the footage captured by the security cameras clarified the truth. On the day of the murders, the video showed Kristen Smallwood and her son, Clayton Chambers, returning home.

The video also showed Henderson and Rhonda Carlson outside the house with gloves on. Finally, camera footage was covered in smoke as the house caught fire.

During questioning, Rhonda Carlson admitted that had counted several different versions on what happened that day. However, surveillance records, as well as expert and witness testimony, consolidated a strong charge against the two accused.

Jurors began deliberations on the case on June 30. Friday morning, no verdict had been rendered.

If he is convicted of the murders risk the death penalty.