Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Leland Jameson Charged in Wife's Killing at 60-Year-Old ANA Meteorologist's Virginia Home
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 15

Leland Jameson Charged in Wife's Killing at 60-Year-Old ANA Meteorologist's Virginia Home

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15

Summary

  • Fairfax County police charged 64-year-old retired professor Leland Jameson with second-degree murder and using a firearm in a felony after his wife, 60-year-old Chisen Jameson, was found shot in their Fair Oaks, Virginia, home.
  • A 911 call from Chisen Jameson came before the shooting, and officials said sounds consistent with gunfire were audible in the background; Leland Jameson later called 911 reporting a domestic dispute and saying he did not know how badly she was hurt.
  • Multiple firearms were recovered inside the home, where officers found Chisen Jameson suffering from gunshot wounds.
  • Chisen Jameson worked as a meteorologist for All Nippon Airways at Dulles Airport, and the airline said it was heartbroken by the loss of a valued colleague.
  • Leland Jameson is a former George Mason University math professor with a Brown University Ph.D.; the couple had two grown sons living in Northern Virginia.

Insights

Why would a respected professor with no criminal record murder his wife?
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