How was she not protected from this maniac?
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On Tuesday, a Pennsylvania man, Kevin Ewing, allegedly killed his wife after having kidnapped her for the second time within two months. This, after an all-out police search for the kidnapped wife and her husband throughout the day. The police found Ewing in his pickup truck, armed with a knife and several handguns.
Police said Ewing abducted his wife at gunpoint at around 12:30 a.m. from a West Finley house near the West Virginia border.
Kevin Ewing was in grim condition at UPMC Presbyterian as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Capt. David Heckman of the Pennsylvania State Police. The Washington County coroner hasn’t formally ruled on her death, AP reports.
Kevin Ewing had previously been arrested for holding his wife hostage for nearly two weeks starting in late June.
Ewing complied with the condition, but it was the type of ankle bracelet that alerted the polcie if a person leaves his or her house, but it did not have Global Positioning System tracking to tell the police where Ewing was once he left his residence.
Tierne Ewing told police her husband beat and pistol-whipped her, spat on her, kept her hands tied with wire and branded her legs with a piece of hot metal while holding her captive from June 26 to July 8, according to AP. It was the second time within two months he had kidnapped her. Police said that he held her at gunpoint and forced her into a vehicle.
According to county adult probation officials, such devices can be programmed to provide Global Positioning System information but only if the court orders that.
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Wednesday that it had been “advised of the brain death” of Kevin Ewing, 47, and an autopsy was pending as Ewing remained on a ventilator until a decision about organ donation was made.
Tierne Ewing had staples closing a cut on her head – a home remedy, not hospital-administered – that she told police was caused when her husband hit her with a wooden gun stock.
According to Tierne’s father, Richard Kopko, Ewing’s recent behavior towards his wife was a part of his behavior for many years.
The newspaper reported the judge had ordered that the bracelet have Global Positioning System capabilities to track Ewing’s movements, though adult probation officials have told The Associated Press the device was only programmed to alert authorities if Ewing left his home.
Hours before Ewing abducted his wife, Riggle heard them arguing then saw him with a black revolver that belonged to her ex-husband, investigators said. CBS Pittsburgh reported that he had removed the ankle bracelet by cutting it off.
State police warned Tuesday that Ewing should be considered armed and risky.
Kevin Lee Ewing leaves with one of his attorneys after a July 26 preliminary hearing before District Judge Jay Weller on charges including kidnapping and aggravated assault of his wife, Tierne.
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Police searching for the couple found Tierne dead and Kevin wounded in the barn Tuesday night. Terrified, she told tellers she was being held against her will by her husband who she said had threatened to kill her.
