Gilbert woman gets 20 years in murder of husband

A Gilbert woman has been sentenced in the 2023 death of her husband.

Ivanka Koleva, 52, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder in the death of Stefan Koleva, who police found dead and wrapped in plastic under the bed in the couple’s home with multiple gunshot wounds and a stab wound.

Gilbert Police were asked in November 2023 to conduct a welfare check on Stefan Koleva, 49, according to a release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. One of his adult children, who had come into town for Thanksgiving, had not seen him since arriving several days earlier…

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