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Nevada corrections officer suspected of killing wife found dead in Idaho

Posted at 11:47 AM, Jul 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-18 20:53:50-04

41-year-old Christopher G. Caggiano, the suspect in the murder of 32-year-old Cheri Louise Anaya in the 4600 block of Dealers Choice Way, near Boulder Highway and Tropicana Avenue, was found dead in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho.

The Bannock County Sheriff's Office confirmed Caggiano was found dead in the back seat of his SUV from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound just after 7 p.m. on July 17.

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Detectives from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department say that Anaya was shot and one of her children found her dead inside her bedroom with a gunshot wound and called 911.

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