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Texas Murder Suspect Detained in Italy, Asylum Claim Stalls Extradition

5/12/2026

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Lee Gilley, charged with capital murder in Texas, is detained in Italy as extradition is considered.
He cut his GPS monitor on May 1 2026 and entered Milan on May 3 with a forged Belgian passport “Lejeune Jean Luc Olivier.”
In Turin, Gilley denied the murder, said he only fled, and sought asylum, citing Italy’s anti-death-penalty stance.
U.S. prosecutors have not indicated a death-penalty pursuit, leaving open that Italian law could block extradition.

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Lee Gilley, charged with capital murder in Texas, is detained in Italy as extradition is considered.
He cut his GPS monitor on May 1 2026 and entered Milan on May 3 with a forged Belgian passport “Lejeune Jean Luc Olivier.”
In Turin, Gilley denied the murder, said he only fled, and sought asylum, citing Italy’s anti-death-penalty stance.
U.S. prosecutors have not indicated a death-penalty pursuit, leaving open that Italian law could block extradition.