"I've never had one like this."Texas criminal attorney Dick DeGuerin has been practicing law for six decades; he is currently representing Lee Gilley.Gilley, 39, is the Houston husband accused of murdering his pregnant wife Christa Bauer Gilley, 38, inside the family's home in October 2024.Prosecutors allege Lee Mongerson Gilley killed his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, who was nine months pregnant, in Houston in 2024.(Christa Bauer Gilley/Facebook)TEXAS MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING PREGNANT WIFE ALLEGEDLY CUTS OFF ANKLE MONITOR AND FLEES TO ITALYInvestigators say the murder suspect cut off his ankle monitor and fled from the U.S.
to Italy in May, weeks before his trial was supposed to start."I've been a criminal defense lawyer for 60 years," DeGuerin said."In that time, I've had other clients who have skipped bond, not often, very infrequently – I've never had one like this."LEE GILLEY BEGS FOR ITALIAN PROTECTION AS ALLEGED SQUATTER TARGETS HOME WHERE PREGNANT WIFE WAS KILLEDHe said Gilley was taken into custody by Italian authorities following his arrival – he's been sitting in an Italian jail cell in Turin ever since.Lee Gilley has been housed inside a jail cell in Turin, Italy following his arrest by Italian officials.
(Getty Images: FilippoBacci)Over the summer, the U.S.government initially tried to extradite Gilley back to the country to face his alleged crimes – but that came to a halt when the Italian courts blocked it.TEXAS LAWMAKER WARNS ACCUSED WIFE-KILLER'S ITALY ESCAPE COULD OPEN 'PANDORA'S BOX' FOR FUTURE SUSPECTS"The Italian courts will not extradite if the death penalty is on the table, and the charge against Mr.
Gilley is capital murder.In Texas, there are only two punishments for capital murder, death or life without the possibility of parole," DeGuerin said.On Sept.
18, Harris County prosecutors dropped the death penalty after Italian judges demanded written guarantees before extradition.NICK REINER WON'T FACE DEATH PENALTY IN ROB, MICHELE REINER...