{"id":33686,"date":"2026-08-09T02:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33686"},"modified":"2026-08-09T02:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:11:30","slug":"florida-man-says-killing-wife-kept-his-promise-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33686","title":{"rendered":"Florida man says killing wife kept his promise: Deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1056779176-e1741801036684.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n        <iframe id=\"instaread_iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Article\" style=\"display:block\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p><\/instaread-player><\/p>\n<p>ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/florida-91-year-old-killed-wife-said-he-promised-to-never-put-her-in-a-nursing-home-deputies\/\">WFLA<\/a>) \u2014 A 91-year-old Florida man charged with murdering his disabled wife last week told investigators that he viewed the act as \u201ckeeping his promise\u201d to never put her in a nursing home.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 1, St. Johns County Sheriff\u2019s Office (SJCSO) deputies were called to a home in St. Augustine, Florida, after a man reported that his father fatally shot his mother.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/polk-county\/judd-to-provide-update-on-polk-county-death-investigation-suspect-arrested\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"\" _blank=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\tMan, 21, accused of killing mother in Polk County home after getting out of jail\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to an SJCSO arrest report, William Lippold, 91, called his 63-year-old son to his home earlier that morning, saying, \u201cI did something bad, I need you to come over.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The son told deputies that Lippold revealed that he had killed his wife and then tried to take his own life by suffocating himself with a plastic bag, but it didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>Lippold was the sole caretaker for his wife, who was blind and had severe Alzheimer\u2019s. According to the arrest report, his son said that Lippold \u201chas alluded to this outcome in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilliam said he had previously promised his wife he would never put her in a nursing home, so he views this as keeping his promise to her,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Lippold said he recently purchased the gun and learned to use it at a gun range. A neighbor reported hearing a suspected gunshot at around 11 p.m. the night before Lippold\u2019s arrest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs deputies were securing the scene, William spontaneously made the statement, \u2018It\u2019s not complicated, I shot my wife,&#8217;\u201d the arrest report said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lippold\u2019s wife was found dead on a bed in the primary bedroom, with \u201capparent blood around her body, a firearm, a shell casing, and a note.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lippold was charged with first-degree murder with a firearm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A 91-year-old Florida man charged with murdering his disabled wife last week told investigators that he viewed the act as \u201ckeeping his promise\u201d to never put her in a nursing home. 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