Husband 'took a vacation day' so he could butcher his estranged wife, ambushed her after she got off work and stabbed her 23 times

A California antheral volition dice down bars aft being sentenced for his estranged wife's murder, with prosecutors saying helium "took a abrogation day" truthful helium could ambush and butcher her.

Kandynn Wilson, 34, stabbed his erstwhile spouse, Ericka Wilson, 23 times successful the cervix aft calling retired from enactment to termination her. He was recovered guilty by a assemblage of first-degree murder successful December and sentenced this week to beingness without parole positive 1 twelvemonth for the 2022 slaying successful Spring Valley. The Wilsons had been joined for six years and had a kid unneurotic earlier separating.

"This Defendant murdered his estranged woman successful acold humor displaying a vicious brutality successful lying successful hold and stabbing her aggregate times," San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said successful a press release announcing Kandynn Wilson's sentencing.

On Jan. 27, 2022, Kandynn Wilson "took a abrogation time from work" and drove from Oakland to his estranged wife's spot of employment to hold for her to permission her occupation "so helium could ambush her successful the parking lot," according to the DA property release. Kandynn Wilson coiled up driving to the incorrect location, truthful helium past went to Ericka Wilson's flat analyzable to hold for her successful the parking lot.

"He reclined his spot and waited for her to instrumentality from work," the DA property merchandise says. "As Ericka Wilson pulled into the parking country and began to get retired of her vehicle, the suspect approached her wearing a skis mask. He grabbed her and carried retired a brutal stabbing attack, inflicting 23 wounds to her neck."

Police responded to the flat complex, located successful the 1600 artifact of Canyon Drive successful Spring Valley, "for a study of a pistillate calling for help," according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. Ericka Wilson, 29, had called 911 during the onslaught arsenic she tried to get distant from Kandynn Wilson.

"A brave neighbour saw the attack, and chased the suspect with a bat, forcing him to fly connected ft and permission down his vehicle, gloves, and execution weapon," the DA merchandise says.

When constabulary arrived, they recovered Ericka Wilson bleeding retired successful the parking lot. "She had evident traumatic injuries," the sheriff's bureau said successful a Jan. 29, 2022, press release. "Deputies and firefighters conducted lifesaving measures connected the woman, but unluckily she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased astatine the scene."

Kandynn Wilson was located hours aboriginal and arrested astatine a 7-Eleven conscionable a fewer blocks distant from the scene. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, determination had been aggregate incidents of home unit portion helium and Ericka Wilson were unneurotic implicit the years. Prosecutors said successful a sentencing little obtained by the paper that Kandynn Wilson planned his wife's execution for months.

First, Kandynn Wilson purchased a weapon and planned to sprout Ericka Wilson to death. He drove 8 hours from his Oakland residence to Spring Valley to ambush her astatine the Ross section store wherever she worked. Ericka Wilson was employed astatine 2 antithetic Ross locations, truthful that's what led to the earlier mix-up.

When constabulary recovered Kandynn Wilson, helium was "covered successful Ericka's blood," according to the DA release.

"Intimate spouse unit continues to beryllium 1 of the astir communal and unsafe forms of unit we confront, and this lawsuit is simply a stark reminder of its devastating impact," DA Stephan said.

A "sympathy message" written connected an online memorial leafage for Ericka Wilson says, "There was & ne'er volition beryllium anyone other similar her. Ericka was astute and comic and hard moving and determined and loyal and I'm truthful thankful to person known her successful the mode I did, she volition beryllium adjacent to my bosom always."