Lucille Ann McManus, 63, was found naked with a head injury in her home in November 2023
Her husband Brian McManus was arrested a few days later
He was having an affair, which Lucille found out when he sent her a message meant for his girlfriend
A former police officer from England killed his Georgia wife after she learned about his affair — silencing her so she wouldn’t expose his secret about his immigration status.
Brian McManus, a 57-year-old UK native and former London police officer, was found guilty of the 2023 murder of his wife, 63-year-old Lucille Ann McManus, the Houston County District Attorney’s Office confirmed in a statement on Facebook this week.
The investigation began on Nov. 24, 2023, when police responding to a report of a suicide in a Warner Robins, Ga., home found Lucille on the bed with an injury to her head, the Warner Robins Police Department said at the time.
She was naked at the time her body was found, per police, FOX 5 reported.
Brian, who called 911, told police he found her dead after returning home from a walk with his dog, The Macon Telegraph, FOX 5 and 11 Alive reported.
However, prosecutors said during his trial that he exhibited no signs of concern for Lucille and became emotional only when he spoke about being the prime suspect, FOX 5 and The Macon Telegraph reported.
Investigators soon learned that Brian met Lucille on Tinder and the couple married within three months, per the two outlets.
Several witnesses testified during the trial that the couple married so Brian could get his green card, according to The Macon Telegraph, FOX 5 and 11 Alive.
Brian was reportedly having an affair with a woman in Florida — which Lucille learned when he accidentally sent her a message that was meant for his lover, authorities said.
Lucille threatened to report him for their “’sham’ marriage,” officials said in the statement.
During the investigation, Brian tried to deflect blame in multiple directions — suggesting a staged robbery gone wrong, accusing Lucille’s granddaughter and her boyfriend, and claiming his wife died by suicide, FOX 5 reported.
Brian was a former police officer in London, where he was fired after several women said they were “sexually threatened by him,” prosecutors said, per the outlets.
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole, The Telegraph reported.
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