The husband who allegedly murdered the vice chair of Florida’s Democratic Celebration admitted to committing the grisly killing to his uncle as a result of he “couldn’t take it anymore” — whereas he hid his crimes from his spouse’s anxious colleagues.
Stephen Bowen allegedly used a pillow case as a makeshift silencer as he blasted three shotgun rounds into Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, inside their residence late Tuesday night time, WPLG reported, citing arrest paperwork.
The 40-year-old suspected gunman then wrapped up his spouse’s corpse with blankets and a rubbish bag, leaving the physique in a second-floor bed room whereas he slept downstairs, based on the outlet.
At round 10 a.m. Wednesday, Bowen fled to his uncle’s residence, the place he admitted “he did one thing to (his spouse)” and revealed “she was not alive.”
Bowen’s uncle pushed for his nephew to elaborate on what occurred when he copped to taking pictures his spouse and overlaying up the physique.
Bowen tried to get his uncle to carry onto a gun bag for a few weeks, “however warned him that he would wish a pair of gloves or a bag,” based on WPLG.
“When requested why (he killed her), Stephen Bowen stated that he ‘couldn’t take it anymore,’” the report said.
The day earlier than Bowen allegedly informed his mother that he had a “panic assault at work” and wanted to speak to his spouse that night time.
Within the morning after the tragedy, Bowen pretended he didn’t know the place his spouse was, whereas involved Metropolis Corridor staffers reached out to inquire about her whereabouts when she didn’t arrive for an early assembly.
“Hello Stephen! Luwam right here. I’m making an attempt to succeed in Nancy. Are you able to pls ask her to name me?” Coral Springs Fee Relationship Supervisor Luwam Ghermay wrote to Bowen.
Ghermay had acquired a message from the vice mayor’s quantity at round 8 a.m. concerning “Dialogue Objects.”
It wasn’t identified if the preliminary message had been despatched by Bowen or if his spouse had scheduled to ship it earlier than her demise.
“Texted her,” Bowen replied. “She just isn’t selecting up.
“The place is she? Her automobile just isn’t at residence,” he added, based on the US Solar.
Police arrived on the couple’s Coral Springs residence at 10:20 a.m. however didn’t reply till after talking with the uncle round 2 p.m., when he revealed the grotesque crime scene inside.
Officers had tracked Bowen all the way down to an residence complicated in close by Plantation, the place he was discovered handing off the gun bag and ammo packing containers to a fellow Freemason, police stated.
The unidentified Mason was unaware of the homicide till Bowen and he had been taken into custody, and Bowen shouted: “Oh s–t, they’re right here for me.”
Bowen was charged with first-degree premeditated homicide and felony proof tampering costs.
He’s being held within the Broward County Jail with out a bond, based on jail data considered by The Submit.
Metayer Bowen was weeks away from asserting her candidacy for Congress earlier than her demise, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz wrote on X.
