Police allege a Texas man was killed by his own niece the day after Christmas after a fight at the Fort Worth home where the two lived.
Ashley Siebenaller32, allegedly told detectives it all started when she returned from a doctor’s appointment on Dec. 26 to find her uncle. Tony Vernon Grahamthey had locked him out of his little house, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
But the tension continued when Graham, 64, allegedly told his niece that she should start cooking for him.
Instead, investigators allege Siebenaller grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Graham in the chest, the newspaper reported.
Police said Graham died from the single stab wound. Police responding to a call about a man who had stabbed himself found the uncle dead on the floor in the living room, where both he and Siebenaller were sleeping.
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When Fort Worth Police Department Homicide Unit Sgt Jerry Cedillo He tried to talk to Siebenaller about his uncle’s death, but he reportedly did not communicate clearly, leading authorities to assume he was non-verbal.
Siebenaller later stated in writing that he did not know what happened to Graham and denied stabbing him, police said.
Another resident of the home, also in writing, told cops he noticed Siebenaller and Graham arguing shortly before her death.
The resident added that Siebenaller was sitting on a couch and not talking. The resident wrote that she found a bloody knife on the same couch when she sat down and decided to place the blade on a nearby table.
When investigators tried to speak with Siebenaller again on Tuesday, Dec. 30, they said “Ashley seemed to be able to communicate much more clearly than before.” Again, however, he denied stabbing his uncle. Eventually, however, police allege he came clean to them and explained why he did it.
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Siebenaller told detectives she was angry at Graham for locking her out of the house and said Graham “made her mad” by telling her she needed to start preparing food.
Siebenaller claimed Graham had stabbed him in the mouth first. But detectives did not notice any injuries on Siebenaller on the day of the murder or during their second interview with her. Siebenaller later admitted to cops that he stabbed Graham near the couch and said he fell near the living room door.
Then, on Saturday, Jan. 2, Fort Worth police received a text from one of the people who lives in the house with Siebenaller, saying that the niece was standing outside her bedroom door with a knife. The police obtained an arrest warrant and decided to handcuff her.
Siebenaller was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday, Jan. 4, and is being held without bond in the Tarrant County Jail. She has not been formally charged with any crime, but police have said she is expected to be charged with her uncle’s murder.