No Death Penalty for Orange County Murder Suspect

0:00It's April 21st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Durham News today, your AI-powered local news. Orange County prosecutors just announced they won't seek the death penalty for 53-year-old Matthew Jared Vukmer, charged with first degree. Murder in the stabbing death of his 54-year-old housekeeper, Paula Floyd, back on March 6th in Hillsboro. District Attorney Jeff Nieman made the call during a hearing this week, sticking to his campaign promise not to pursue capital punishment in any case. Here in North Carolina, where there haven't been any execution since 2006. Paula Floyd's family talked it over with the DA's office before the decision, and her older sister Wendy Stocking shared her heartbreak outside court, saying she trusts divine justice no matter the outcome on earth. On the day of the killing, Vukmer's wife Dowd 911, after hearing a fight between her husband and Floyd, who cleaned their home every other. Friday, Vukmer then bolted, but got nabbed later that day in Grayson County, Virginia.

1:01He's locked up with out bail at the Orange County Detention Center now, with his next court date set for September 15, as this case keeps unfolding in the system.