UPDATED: Wilmington Woman Arrested in 2023 Murder of Mother in Dover
UPDATED – 01/09/26 – A Wilmington woman has been arrested for a 2023 Dover murder. Delaware State Police have arrested 46 year old Krista Rule of Wilmington after she was indicted on Tuesday by a Kent County Grand jury for the murder of her mother, 72 year old Denise Wood.
In June of 2023, police were called to Wolf Creek in Dover after Wood was found stabbed to death inside her bedroom. Investigation led police to identify Rule as the suspect. Rule was arrested Wednesday, January 7 and charged with the following:
- Murder 1st聽Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
Rule was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Delores J. Baylor Women鈥檚 Correctional Institution on a $2,100,000 cash bond.
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UPDATED – 06/27/23 – Delaware State Police have identified the victim as 72-year-old Denise Wood of Dover, as the victim of the homicide in Dover on June 25, 2023.
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Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide in Dover. Police were called to the Wolf Creek development Sunday afternoon for a report of a 72 year old woman found dead in her bedroom. Due to circumstances surrounding the victim’s death, the State Police Homicide Unit is investigating. Police say there is no suspect information currently available.
Anyone with information should contact Detective McDerby at 302-741-2823 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.