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Iraq War veteran charged with murder in deaths of relatives

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A decorated Iraq War veteran charged in the deaths of his estranged wife’s mother, stepfather and brother has been charged with three counts of premeditated first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances. Spokane County prosecutor Larry Haskell says the charges mean 30-year-old Roy H. Murry might face the death penalty. Murry did not…

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This Feb. 2011 photo shows decorated Iraq War veteran Roy Murry. Murry's estranged wife, Amanda, told authorities her husband suffered from post-traumatic stress and was becoming increasingly delusional, according to court documents released Monday, June 1, 2015. Murry remained in custody after surrendering to authorities on Saturday, four days after the home of his wife's family was set on fire near Colbert, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review, via AP)
This Feb. 2011 photo shows decorated Iraq War veteran Roy Murry. Murry’s estranged wife, Amanda, told authorities her husband suffered from post-traumatic stress and was becoming increasingly delusional, according to court documents released Monday, June 1, 2015. Murry remained in custody after surrendering to authorities on Saturday, four days after the home of his wife’s family was set on fire near Colbert, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review, via AP)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A decorated Iraq War veteran charged in the deaths of his estranged wife’s mother, stepfather and brother has been charged with three counts of premeditated first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances.

Spokane County prosecutor Larry Haskell says the charges mean 30-year-old Roy H. Murry might face the death penalty.

Murry did not enter a plea during his first court appearance on Tuesday.

Spokane County District Court Judge Vance Peterson set bail of $3 million, which defense attorneys did not contest.

Murry remains in the Spokane County Jail.

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