In a Michigan courtroom heavy with tension, a daughter delivered testimony so harrowing it silenced observers. The young woman recounted in devastating detail the moment she allegedly witnessed her own father execute her mother in a brutal shooting.
The case against Karl Wolfenbarger, 52, took a dramatic turn as jurors heard first-hand accounts of the horrific domestic violence incident that claimed the life of 48-year-old Melissa Wolfenbarger.
A Night of Horror
The daughter's testimony painted a picture of a normal evening that descended into unimaginable terror. "I saw my dad shoot my mom," she stated plainly to the court, her words echoing through the silent room. "I watched my mother die."
Her account described hearing initial gunshots from another room before witnessing the fatal confrontation. "He shot her three more times," she testified, describing how her mother fell to the kitchen floor during the alleged attack in their Genesee County home.
Chilling 999 Call
The jury listened to the emergency call placed by the daughter immediately after the shooting. Her panicked voice could be heard pleading for help while stating her father had been the shooter. This critical evidence corroborates her courtroom testimony about the events of that tragic night.
Legal Proceedings and Charges
Karl Wolfenbarger faces severe charges including open murder and felony firearm possession. The prosecution argues this was a deliberate act of domestic violence, while the defense is expected to present its case in the coming days.
The trial continues as prosecutors work to prove premeditation in what they describe as a cold-blooded killing witnessed by the victim's own child.
