Crime & Safety
Man Who Killed Partner Claimed She Took Her Own Life: St. Pete Police
A St. Petersburg man who murdered his domestic partner in February claimed he found her body hanging in the garage, police said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A man who claimed his domestic partner took her own life earlier this year was arrested Tuesday for her murder, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.
Gregory Shin, 48, called police on Feb. 20 around 11:30 p.m. claiming he found the body of his partner, 59-year-old Katrin Simpson, hanging in their garage. He told officers that she committed suicide, police said.
During the investigation, detectives learned there was a history of domestic violence and found inconsistencies in Shinn’s claims.
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Simpson also had injuries inconsistent with suicide by hanging, police said.
Shinn was charged with first-degree murder.
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