GILBERT, Ariz. (TCN) — A 52-year-old woman will spend two decades behind bars for killing her husband, who was found deceased under a bed.
According to a June 16 news release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Ivanka Koleva pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her husband, Stefan Koleva, and she received a sentence of 20 years in prison.
In November 2023, Gilbert Police performed a welfare check on the victim after one of his adult children came to town for Thanksgiving but hadn’t seen him for days. Inside the residence, officers reportedly discovered Stefan Koleva deceased underneath a bed and wrapped in plastic. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and a stab wound…