Texas ‘Wife killer’ fugitive, Craig Alan Vandewege, accused of slitting the throats of his wife and son arrested in Colorado
Man accused of slitting his wife and infant son’s throats before fleeing Texas, arrested in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Craig Alan Vandewege, 35, is suspected of killing 36-year-old Shanna Vandewege, 36, and 3-month-old Diederik on Dec., 15 in their Forth Worth, Texas home
Initially arrested Wednesday evening for speeding and failing to provide proof of insurance, then detained on an outstanding warrant from Fort Worth for a double homicide
Officers had been on the lookout for the suspect after a caller told police Vandewege borrowed his phone to call “a few people and talk about a murder,” at a 7-11 convenience store
Remains jailed in Colorado, Friday, in lieu of $1 million bond
Shanna Vandewege and their baby Diederik were found with slit throats. The main suspect in the crime is her husband Craig Alan Vandewege (R.)
Craig Alan Vandewege, 35, was arrested in Colorado during a traffic stop late Wednesday night, while he was being processed at the Colorado jail, Vandewege was detained on an outstanding warrant from police in Fort Worth, Texas for allegedly, murdering his wife Shanna Vandewege and 3-month-old son,Diederik.
Fort Worth police said that after a week of continuous investigation, they had built up a case to raise a warrant for the arrest of Alan Vandewege for multiple homicide with bond set at $1 million.
Meanwhile police in Colorado stopped Craig Alan Vandewege late Wednesday evening near Glenwood Springs and took him into custody for speeding and failing to provide proof of insurance. Officers had been on the lookout for the suspect after receiving reports of a man acting suspiciously at a 7-11.
A caller told police Vandewege borrowed his phone to call “a few people and talk about a murder,” according to Fox 31.
Craig Alan Vandewege was arrested in Colorado during a traffic stop late Wednesday night.
Craig Alan Vandewege, 3-month-old Diederik and Shanna Vandewege in a family portrait
While he was being processed at the Colorado jail, Vandewege was detained on an outstanding warrant from police in Fort Worth, Texas., for allegedly murdering his wife and 3-month-old child.
Shanna Vandewege, a nurse, and baby Diederik were found with their throats slit inside their Texas home on Dec. 15. The medical examiner’s office confirmed the cause of death for mother and her infant son was their throats being slit.
Colorado native Vandewege, had recently moved to Fort Worth with his family went
The Glenwood police who arrested Vandewege said he showed “no emotion” during the traffic stop when he told officers “it’s been a long week, my wife and kids were murdered in Texas.”
During a search, officers said they found two loaded pistols on Vandewege’s person, one in his waistband and another in an ankle holster, he had the permit to carry the concealed weapons on him.
The victims Shana Vandewege and her infant son Diederik, were found their throats slit in their Fort Worth, Texas home on Dec. 15
Inside the vehicle, police told NBC 5 they found “numerous boxes of different caliber ammunition, empty gas cans, camouflage clothing, numerous bottles of medication and other miscellaneous items that included an AR-15 style rifle and a .22 (caliber) revolver.”
Vandewege remained jailed in Colorado on Friday in lieu of $1 million bond, police said.
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