09-05-2025
Woman stabs roommate in his 90s dozens of times over hours, Arizona officials say
A woman accused of the 'savage' killing of her roommate, who was in his 90s, is facing life in prison under a plea agreement, Arizona officials said.
Bridget Marie Nelson, from Cordes Lakes, pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder and other charges, including aggravated domestic violence, in the deadly 2024 stabbing, Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane said in a May 2 news release.
McClatchy News couldn't immediately reach Nelson's attorneys on May 8 for comment.
Nelson, now 60, stabbed Carl Miller a total of 30 times on Feb. 15, 2024, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said in a May 3 Facebook post.
Miller's body was found during a welfare check, officials said.
Nelson initially said her roommate had gone on a trip to Las Vegas days before, but 'alert deputies noted inconsistencies in Nelson's story, and eventually discovered the victim inside the residence,' according to the county attorney's office.
Prosecutors added that 'Nelson eventually confessed to stabbing the victim over several hours' and then 'taking some of his property.'
In the release, McGrane described the killing as 'savage' and said the plea agreement 'ensures Ms. Nelson will spend the rest of her life in prison.'
Nelson is scheduled to be sentenced in June.
She faces life plus 55 years behind bars, the county attorney's office said.
Cordes Lakes is about a 70-mile drive north from Phoenix.
