A man who did jail time on three separate occasions for assaulting his wife now stands accused of her murder.
Walden Whitaker, 41, is being held in jail on a $500,000 bond for the stabbing death of his wife, Dolores Kelly.
Kelly was found on Sept. 1 in the bedroom of their apartment on Franz Road near Katy.
Court records state video conflicts with Whitaker’s statement and that alcohol was a factor.
“It’s just a missing piece. That’s what it feels like, like you’ve been through the worst heartbreak of your life,” Leneka Kelly said in an interview with ABC13 reporter Jessica Willey.
She and Kelly’s sister, Lequisha Kelly, said they feel betrayed.
“We thought things had changed, and he was better,” Leneka Kelly said.
“Just a couple of months ago, he bought her another ring,” Lequisha Kelly said. “But I guess he painted a pretty picture, but how can you love someone that you kill?”
The couple had been together for 14 years, and it had been troubled. Court records state Whitaker had been sentenced to jail three times for assaulting Kelly. The last time was in 2017. Her family thought that was behind them, they say. Now, they wish they had never given him another chance.