Detective Says Larry Millete Searched Violent Spells Before Wife Vanished on Jan. 7
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Updated · NBC San Diego · May 27
Detective Says Larry Millete Searched Violent Spells Before Wife Vanished on Jan. 7
3 articles · Updated · NBC San Diego · May 27
Months of searches on Larry Millete’s laptop sought spells, hexes and subliminal messages to make May Millete love him, obey him or depend on him, Detective Lorenzo Ruiz testified at the murder trial.
About 1 month before May disappeared on Jan. 7, 2021, those searches turned more violent—aimed at making her sick or incapacitated—then stopped abruptly after she vanished, with internet activity becoming mundane.
Ruiz said the device also held notes tracking May’s daily movements, while emails showed marital strain; May accused Larry of wanting a more submissive wife, and her own work-laptop searches focused on divorce.
Prosecutors say May, 39, never left the family home alive and was not active after Jan. 7—no phone data, no nonautomatic card use, no rideshare or border crossing—while a black SUV allegedly driven by Larry left for about 12 hours the next morning.
What happened during the 12 hours Larry Millete was gone after his wife vanished forever?
Without a body, a weapon, or a crime scene, how can prosecutors prove murder?