(CNN) -- The Marine husband of a slain Fort Bragg soldier was charged with murder Monday and another Marine was charged with aiding the crime, a local police chief said.
Authorities have been searching for the missing soldier, Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24, since a fire torched her North Carolina apartment on July 10.
Marine Cpl. John Wimunc and fellow Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden were initially charged with arson, but after police interviews Wimunc was charged with first-degree murder, said Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine.
Alden was charged with felony accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, Bergamine said.
Both were taken to Cumberland County's jail and held without bond, he said.
Earlier, a witness found a charred body in woods, but Detective Jeff Locklear told reporters that police were still awaiting a positive identification from the medical examiner and could not say for certain it was Holly Wimunc.
The lieutenant's father released a statement about the death Monday in which he said his daughter was a nurse at a military hospital and had two children.
"It is with profound sadness that our family just received the news from authorities that our beloved daughter Holley is dead," Wimunc's father said in a statement released to CNN affiliate WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"Since last Thursday's shocking news about Holley's burned apartment and her missing person status, our family through the country has nonetheless been holding on to a thin thread of hope that she would be found alive."
Military officials said both Marines were stationed at Camp Lejeune, which is about two hours away from Wimunc's Fayetteville home.
Joe Lenczyk -- resident agent-in-charge for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- said Wimunc and her husband were estranged and lived apart.
Wimunc is the second female soldier from Fort Bragg to die under suspicious circumstances in recent weeks.
Spc. Megan Lynn Touma, 23, was seven months pregnant at the time of her death in June, authorities said. Investigators say they are treating that death as a homicide.
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Camp Lejeune also has had a suspicious death of a female soldier this year. Twenty-year-old pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's charred body was found January in the back yard of another Marine stationed at the base.
That suspect, U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, is being pursued by prosecutors.
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ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS LOOK AT THE SPOUSE FIRST!!!!!! WHAT WAS THE FIRST CLUE? THE DIVORCE? THE ORDER OF PROTECTION? SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK? IT'S THE ARMY PEOPLE. YOU CAN'T JUST CALL IN SICK HERE. YOU CAN'T JUST NOT SHOW UP! ANOTHER FUCKER WHO DESERVES THE NEEDLE BUT WILL GET A LIFE SENTENCE SO HE CAN SIT ON HIS ASS AND WATCH CABLE ALL DAY, GET 3 HOT MEALS, AND MOOCH OFF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ACTUALLY DO NOT COMMIT CRIMES.
WE REALLY NEED TO START EXECUTING THESE FUCKERS. THEN MAYBE THE WIFE BEATERS AND CHILD MURDERERS WILL GET A CLUE.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
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Another Female Soldier Missing in NC
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Authorities are searching for a female soldier, missing after a fire at her apartment near Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
Investigators Thursday morning found evidence of arson at the Fayetteville apartment of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24.
A neighbor, Roland Petty, told CNN affiliate WRAL-TV that he saw a man running from the area on Wednesday night and smelled smoke, although he didn't associate it with the building at the time.
In a court filing for a protective order, Wimunc said that in May her husband had knocked her down, held a loaded gun to her head and then threatened to commit suicide, WRAL reported. Video Watch police at work at Wimunc's complex »
The court documents indicate that John Wimunc is a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, the station reported.
A Camp Lejeune spokesman told WRAL that police had spoken to John Wimunc on Thursday about his wife's disappearance.
"I haven't seen any violence. I know [Wimunc's husband] was not living here anymore, but that's all I know," a neighbor told WTVD-TV, another CNN affiliate.
Both stations reported that Holley Wimunc's car was still in the parking lot at the apartment.
Her disappearance is considered a missing person case.
Holley Wimunc's family, from Dubuque, Iowa, released a statement Friday saying they are "still trying to absorb the impact of this week's stunning events."
"First and foremost, our concern is for our daughter, Holley -- that she will be found and restored to us," the James family wrote.
"When you read about or watch television news reports of incidents like this, you can hardly believe that it could happen to you. But it has -- we are so grateful for the thoughts, support and prayers of friends today -- something we're leaning on heavily right now."
The family said they would not be making any further comments, citing the investigation.
No one was inside the apartment at the time of the fire, police said.
Wimunc is assigned to Charlie Company, Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, police said.
A statement from Fort Bragg said Wimunc is a nurse from Lafayette, Louisiana, who works at the hospital's mother and baby ward.
"Womack Army Medical Center staff is very concerned about our soldier and her safety," Col. Terry Walters, commander of WAMC, said in the statement. "The staff and members of her unit are being supported by the command and with counseling available through our unit chaplains."
The blaze comes nearly three weeks after the body of a pregnant soldier was found in a hotel near Fort Bragg.
Spc. Megan Lynn Touma , 23, was seven months pregnant at the time of her death, authorities said.
Investigators say they are treating Touma's death as a homicide.
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BETTER START HAMMERING THE HUSBAND NOW. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT HE KILLED HER. MESSY DIVORCE, THREATS OF VIOLENCE....IT AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE PEOPLE. WE NEED HARSHER PENALTIES FOR THIS SHIT. THE DEATH PENALTY NEEDS TO BE USED MORE OFTEN. AND BE CARRIED OUT MORE OFTEN.
Authorities are searching for a female soldier, missing after a fire at her apartment near Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
Investigators Thursday morning found evidence of arson at the Fayetteville apartment of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24.
A neighbor, Roland Petty, told CNN affiliate WRAL-TV that he saw a man running from the area on Wednesday night and smelled smoke, although he didn't associate it with the building at the time.
In a court filing for a protective order, Wimunc said that in May her husband had knocked her down, held a loaded gun to her head and then threatened to commit suicide, WRAL reported. Video Watch police at work at Wimunc's complex »
The court documents indicate that John Wimunc is a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, the station reported.
A Camp Lejeune spokesman told WRAL that police had spoken to John Wimunc on Thursday about his wife's disappearance.
"I haven't seen any violence. I know [Wimunc's husband] was not living here anymore, but that's all I know," a neighbor told WTVD-TV, another CNN affiliate.
Both stations reported that Holley Wimunc's car was still in the parking lot at the apartment.
Her disappearance is considered a missing person case.
Holley Wimunc's family, from Dubuque, Iowa, released a statement Friday saying they are "still trying to absorb the impact of this week's stunning events."
"First and foremost, our concern is for our daughter, Holley -- that she will be found and restored to us," the James family wrote.
"When you read about or watch television news reports of incidents like this, you can hardly believe that it could happen to you. But it has -- we are so grateful for the thoughts, support and prayers of friends today -- something we're leaning on heavily right now."
The family said they would not be making any further comments, citing the investigation.
No one was inside the apartment at the time of the fire, police said.
Wimunc is assigned to Charlie Company, Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, police said.
A statement from Fort Bragg said Wimunc is a nurse from Lafayette, Louisiana, who works at the hospital's mother and baby ward.
"Womack Army Medical Center staff is very concerned about our soldier and her safety," Col. Terry Walters, commander of WAMC, said in the statement. "The staff and members of her unit are being supported by the command and with counseling available through our unit chaplains."
The blaze comes nearly three weeks after the body of a pregnant soldier was found in a hotel near Fort Bragg.
Spc. Megan Lynn Touma , 23, was seven months pregnant at the time of her death, authorities said.
Investigators say they are treating Touma's death as a homicide.
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BETTER START HAMMERING THE HUSBAND NOW. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT HE KILLED HER. MESSY DIVORCE, THREATS OF VIOLENCE....IT AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE PEOPLE. WE NEED HARSHER PENALTIES FOR THIS SHIT. THE DEATH PENALTY NEEDS TO BE USED MORE OFTEN. AND BE CARRIED OUT MORE OFTEN.
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