Prosecutors: Woman recorded sound of own slaying on phone
Source: Associated Press
Prosecutors: Woman recorded sound of own slaying on phone
May 11, 2016
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A woman killed by a shotgun blast in a domestic dispute last week recorded the sound of her own killing on her phone, authorities said.
Just before Wesley Webb was killed on May 2, prosecutors said, she activated an audio recording program on her phone, capturing events from the shooting to the arrival of police officers at the home she shared with her killer. On the recording, they said, the sound of the gunshot can be heard and then Webb's killer's voice uttering an expletive followed by, "How's that? That's where we just went."
Prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against Keith Robert Smith in connection with Webb's slaying at their home in Phoenixville, near Philadelphia, where three children were present.
"This was a savage, selfish and cowardly murder," Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan said in a statement.
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Brutal Killing Of Schuylkill Township Woman Was Recorded On Phone: DA
The woman, a mother of two, was killed by her boyfriend, the DA alleges. Her children discovered the scene.
Phoenixville, PA
By Justin Heinze (Patch Staff) - May 11, 2016 3:22 pm ET
PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- A Schuylkill Township man has been charged with murder after he shot and killed his girlfriend, a mother of two, on May 2, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.
During a domestic argument, Wesley Webb attempted to leave the home with her two children, the DA said. But Keith Smith, her boyfriend, pulled out a shotgun and shot her once in the chest while she sat on a couch in the living room, according to the DA. Smith then reloaded and shot himself in the face in a suicide attempt that ultimately failed.
Before she died, Webb activated the audio recorder on her phone, and the sounds of the killing were captured, the DA said. "You want to record it now, (expletive)?" Smith allegedly said after he shot Webb. "How's that. That's just where we went."
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