ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — New court documents show a man knew more about his girlfriend’s death after she was found hanging inside their St. Petersburg home in February, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.
Police said they were called to a home on Whiting Drive Southeast on Feb. 20 to investigate a suspicious death.
According to police, 48-year-old Gregory Shinn found his girlfriend, 59-year-old Katrin Simpson, hanging in their garage and asked his neighbor to call 911.
Shinn originally reported her death as a suicide, but he now has been charged with murder in her death.
He was arrested after a medical examiner raised a red flag to detectives that Simpson’s injuries were too egregious to be self-inflicted.
“We have been waiting for this for so long,” said Johanna Monighan, a friend of Simpson. “It almost seemed unreal.”
Monighan said Simpson was a proud marine who was a creative artists and passionate about serving the community. However, the couple had a strained relationship.