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Lead investigator for Dallas County Public Defender’s Office charged in stabbing death of his wife
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Jimmy Spurger, lead investigator in the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, was charged with the murder of his wife, Maria Spurger, following her stabbing death at their Dallas apartment.
- Authorities discovered Maria unresponsive with a knife lodged in her neck after a welfare check; Jimmy was found in the apartment but initially unresponsive due to pill ingestion.
- Jimmy Spurger was held on a $150,000 bond and suspended from his position by county officials amid the ongoing investigation.
- The couple had been married for 35 years and had recently filed for divorce; Jimmy had over 13 years with the Public Defender’s Office, specializing in capital murder investigations.
- The Dallas County Public Defender’s Office expressed condolences to the family and removed Spurger’s biography from their website following the incident.
