Michael Anthony Leon, 66, has been arrested and charged with the 2015 murder of his wife, Brenda Joyce Leon, after new evidence was uncovered
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- A California man has been charged in a cold case investigation after he allegedly killed his wife in 2015 and attempted to stage her death to look like a suicide
- Michael Anthony Leon, 66, has been arrested and charged with the 2015 murder of his wife, Brenda Joyce Leon
- “Brenda Joyce’s family never lost faith that the truth would come to light,” District Attorney Diana Becton said
A one-time California mayoral candidate is accused of killing his wife and staging her death to look like a suicide.
According to the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office, 66-year-old Michael Anthony Leon has been arrested and charged with the 2015 murder of his wife, Brenda Joyce Leon, who was 52 years old at the time of her death.
Since Brenda’s death more than a decade ago, her loved ones have advocated for her husband’s arrest in the case, according to the San Francisco Chronicleand SFGate…