
Inset: Michael J. Hurlburt. Background: The Half Moon Lake Apartments successful Eau Claire, Wisconsin (WEAU).
A Wisconsin antheral allegedly stabbed his parent much than 40 times earlier helium called 911 due to the fact that she was "mean to him" portion helium was increasing up.
Michael J. Hurlburt, 27, stands accused of first-degree intentional homicide successful the decease of his 56-year-old parent Lisa M. Bragg-Hurlburt successful Eau Claire, cops say.
According to a probable origin apprehension affidavit, Hurlburt called constabulary astir 8 p.m. Friday.
"I would similar to study a homicide," Hurlburt said, per cops.
Dispatchers asked however helium knew determination was a homicide.
"I killed her," helium allegedly said.
Hurlburt identified the unfortunate arsenic his parent and allegedly said "she mightiness inactive beryllium alive." Emergency operators past asked what happened.
"I recovered a room weapon and I stabbed [her] similar 40 times," helium told dispatchers, the affidavit stated.
Asked wherefore helium did this, helium allegedly responded: "I judge that I've been pack stalked by the U.S. Government and the Chinese. And they wanted to unit maine to bash things successful my beingness that I don't privation to do."
Operators asked Hurlburt what that has to bash with his mother.
"I consciousness she benignant of made maine brainsick successful the archetypal spot and past they were forcing maine to get on with her and similar her and stuff," helium allegedly responded.
Officers rushed to the Half Moon Lake Apartments, wherever they recovered Bragg-Hurlburt lying successful a excavation of blood. She was pronounced dead. Detectives recovered a bloody room weapon astir 6 feet from her body.
Hurlburt was taken into custody and transported to constabulary office for an interview. After receiving his Miranda rights, helium allegedly told cops helium had thought astir sidesplitting his parent successful the past due to the fact that she was "mean to him" erstwhile helium was a kid.
He said helium came up with a program to termination his parent astir 4 p.m. connected the time successful question, cops wrote. But first, helium wanted to person a past repast astatine Dairy Queen earlier his arrest, the affidavit stated. He past allegedly told his ma helium wanted to talk with her unsocial and went to her apartment.
The fishy allegedly stated helium waited 5 minutes portion wrong the flat earlier helium pounced, stabbing her 30 to 40 times. He claimed she was inactive breathing erstwhile helium near the apartment, saying helium was incapable to "finish her off," cops wrote. He said helium stabbed his parent due to the fact that helium wanted to "make a statement" to the remainder of the family, per the affidavit.
A aesculapian examiner determined Bragg-Hurlburt suffered 44 stab wounds, mostly successful her cervix and precocious back.
Cops took Hurlburt into the Eau Claire County Jail, wherever helium remains connected a $1 cardinal bond. His adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for July 6.

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