Texas Murder Suspect Tracked Down in Europe
The FOX True Crime Podcast
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🗓️ 6 May 2026
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Gianna Jalosi with your Fox True Crime Minute. |
| 0:03.4 | A Texas man who's facing a capital murder charge in connection with the death of his pregnant wife has fled the country. |
| 0:08.4 | On May 4th, the attorney for Lee Mongerson Gilly says his client cut off his ankle monitor before boarding a plane to Canada and then flew from Canada to Italy where he was taken into custody by authorities. |
| 0:18.3 | There, he allegedly told officials that he was seeking asylum because |
| 0:21.3 | he was being wrongfully prosecuted and feared he would face the death penalty. The 39-year-old was |
| 0:26.2 | charged with capital murder in 2025 in connection with the killing of his pregnant wife, Christina Bauer, |
| 0:31.0 | Gilly on October 7, 2024. Gilly initially told police that she died of an overdose, and he attempted |
| 0:36.3 | to perform CPR. |
| 0:42.7 | An autopsy suggested otherwise. She had trauma to her neck and face more consistent with strangulation. |
| 0:47.7 | Gilly was arrested in 2024, released on a million dollars bail and required to wear that ankle monitor. |
| 0:52.3 | In 2025, prosecutors say he spoke with a woman about a plan to flee to Mexico. |
| 0:54.5 | There's more on this story at Fox News.com or subscribe to the Fox True Crime podcast. |
| 0:57.1 | I'm Gianna Jolosi with your Fox True Crime Minute. |
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