Craig Vandewege is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Shanna, and three-month-old son, Diederik, days before Christmas in December 2016 at their home in Fort Worth, Texas. Craig then staged the crime scene to make it look like a robbery gone wrong. He was convicted of capital murder in November 2021 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Craig was reportedly named a suspect after his coworkers told authorities about disturbing comments he made about Shanna and that he wanted to push her down the stairs while she was pregnant to give him time off work. He also admitted that he had murderous dreams in which he beheaded his mother and voices in her head urging him to kill.
#NEW The man accused of killing his wife and son, Craig Vandewege, was returned to FW this morning and is being held at the Tarrant Co. Jail. pic.twitter.com/3IKxvE514n
According to the Texas Department of Corrections, Craig Vandewege is currently serving time at the William G. McConnell Unit in Bee County.
identity cards american monster is scheduled to revisit the murder of Shanna Vandewege and her young son in the episode titled Say that dad is the best.. The official synopsis reads:
“Heavily pregnant Colorado native Shanna Vandewege supports her husband Craig’s plan to move to Texas for work; the child’s birth makes up for Shanna’s separation from her family, but someone will use her isolation as an outlet for anger.”
The episode will air on Investigation Discovery this Sunday, July 23 at 9:00 pm ET.
Craig Vandewege was arrested four days before Christmas while on the run after killing his wife and son.
According to CBS News, four days before Christmas 2016, Craig Vandewege was arrested in Colorado on capital murder charges for the December 15 murder of his wife, Shanna, and their three-month-old son, Diederik. Both victims were found in their beds with their throats slit at the family’s home in Fort Worth, Texas, after the defendant called 911 around 9:30 p.m.
When emergency services arrived at the crime scene, Craig told them that he had come home from work to find them dead. He initially cooperated with detectives, but later told them that he needed to see his lawyer, he left the police station and never contacted them again.
Craig Vandewege was pulled over for speeding at a traffic stop in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on December 21, after authorities received a call from a man claiming to be a fleeing suspect who asked to borrow his phone. The individual claimed to have heard him discuss the murder over the phone.
During his arrest, Craig told officers that he was headed to Las Vegas and that “his wife and son were murdered in Texas.” They found loaded handguns, an AR-15 rifle, ammunition boxes and medication bottles in his car. He was extradited to Texas the following January and charged with capital murder.
Craig Vandewege’s capital murder conviction meant an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole
AP News reported that Craig Vandewege, 40, was found guilty of capital murder for the murder of his wife and three-month-old son. A jury found him guilty of the charge, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Media reported that at their trial, prosecutors argued that the crime scene appeared to have been staged to make it appear as if the victims were murdered by a robber. They believed the defendant had committed the murders and then fabricated the claim of a robbery and staged a crime scene.
According law And Crime, Criminal Assistant District Attorney Lisa Callaghan said:
“This was never a robbery. Why would a thief kill a child? It’s absurd. It doesn’t matter, no matter which way you look at it.”
The same report mentions that the possible motive for the murder was financial, since Craig may have received more than $700,000 in life insurance after his death.
According to the Texas Department of Corrections, Craig Vandewege is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at the William G. McConnell Unit in Bee County.
american monster The ID will further address the murders of Shanna Vandewega and her son this Sunday.
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