Cary man convicted in wife's second-degree murder dies by suicide
A Cary man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 killed himself in the Alexander Correctional Institution where he was serving his sentence, according to authorities.
Posted — UpdatedAccording to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Sauls was found unresponsive in his cell around 3 p.m. Sunday. Prison medical staff and EMS performed life-saving procedures, but Sauls was pronounced dead at 3:20 p.m.
An investigation is underway.
Sauls, now 64, was convicted in December 2021 of second-degree murder in Wake County and sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison. His projected release date was in 2040.
In 2021, the couple's son told police that the couple had divorced but was still living together.
According to a search warrant, the son told police that his father talked with him the night before and expressed concern about Patsy Sauls' health, "due to what Michael believed to be her involvement with another man."
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