Maplewood murder: Man shoots woman after affair discovered, police say

The Brief

  • Joseph Wiggins is charged with murder after police say he shot and killed Amy Doverspike on Dec. 10 in Maplewood.
  • Police say that during the investigation they learned the two had an “on-again, off-again” relationship that had been discovered by Wiggins’ current wife, who was in the process of leaving him.
  • According to charges, Willis killed Doverspike before turning a handgun on himself prior to a SWAT team discovering them both.

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (FOX 9) A St. Paul man is charged with the murder of a Maplewood woman after police say his current wife found out about an affair the “on-again, off-again” couple had, and was in the process of leaving him.

Maplewood murder charges

What we know:

Joseph Raymond Wiggins, 57, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of 55-year-old Amy Alberta Doverspike.

According to charges filed in Ramsey County, around 10:45 a.m. on Dec. 10, officers were sent to an apartment building located at 2565 Ivy Avenue East in Maplewood.

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