Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Elizabeth Byrd

Gender : Female

Age : 43

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : Crimson Creek neighborhood at Baseline Road at Crismon

City : Mesa

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Officer(s) :John C. Byrd III

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Strangled to death by off-duty husband, detective Byrd

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Detective John C. Byrd, of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office was involved in an argument with his wife and strangled and killed her. He locked her in the bedroom, left their 3 children alone in the home and drove away. When someone began missing his wife, police arrived and found her dead on the bedroom floor. They located Detective Byrd driving his wife’s vehicle and arrested him later.

Detective Byrd alleges that he “flipped a switch.” He was charged with second-degree murder.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.themesatribune.com/news/maricopa-county-detective-allegedly-killed-wife-in-mesa-home/article_5943fddc-511e-11ef-aa78-075c6aeb4281.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/detective-switch-flipped-strangled-wife-police/story?id=112518167

https://abc7chicago.com/post/detective-locks-wifes-body-room-leaves-3-kids-home-alone/15139939/

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/08/01/phoenix-area-detective-accused-murdering-wife-mesa/

https://ktar.com/story/5588593/mcao-detective-arrested-on-second-degree-murder-in-death-of-wife-in-mesa/