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Delaware Woman Arrested for 2023 Murder of Elderly Neighbor

1/10/2026

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Authorities arrested Krista Rule, 46, on January 7, 2026, in Dover, Delaware, on first-degree murder and weapon charges.
Denise Wood, 72, was found dead in her Dover bedroom on June 25, 2023, with stab wounds.
A Delaware State Police Homicide Unit investigation led to a grand jury indictment on January 6, 2026.
Rule remains in custody at the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $2.1 million cash bond.

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Authorities arrested Krista Rule, 46, on January 7, 2026, in Dover, Delaware, on first-degree murder and weapon charges.
Denise Wood, 72, was found dead in her Dover bedroom on June 25, 2023, with stab wounds.
A Delaware State Police Homicide Unit investigation led to a grand jury indictment on January 6, 2026.
Rule remains in custody at the Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $2.1 million cash bond.