Murder of Gretchen Anthony

|type=Homicide by stabbing |victim=Gretchen Crain Anthony, aged 51 |perpetrator=David Anthony Deutsch |charges= *Second-degree murder *Kidnapping }} Gretchen Stoughton Anthony (January 8, 1969 – March 21, 2020) was an American woman from Jupiter, Florida who was murdered by her estranged husband, David Ethan Anthony, in the early morning hours of March 21, 2020. David Anthony had attempted to persuade Gretchen Anthony to travel with him to Costa Rica, where he believed they could escape from the COVID-19 pandemic. When Gretchen declined, David entered her house in Abacoa, Florida and stabbed her to death in her garage. He then discarded her body in a nearby wooded area before fleeing the state.

David Anthony was apprehended in Las Cruces, New Mexico less than a week later. He was initially charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping; however, the charges were lowered to second-degree murder and kidnapping after David revealed the location of Gretchen's body. Per the conditions of a plea agreement, David Anthony was sentenced to 38 years in prison on January 14, 2021. Provided by Wikipedia