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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Soldier Allegedly Kills Fellow Soldier’s Wife, Has Confession Note in His Wallet



Nace Houchin is accused of murdering Dana Mackay in James City County, Virginia.  The case is odd on a few respects.  Dana Mackay’s body was found in her home, beaten to death, with one of her fingers cut off (why just one?)  As reported by WTKR, according to court documents, police found a handwritten note in Houchin’s wallet confessing to the murder.

Allegedly, Houchin’s wife was having an affair with Dana Mackay’s (the murdered woman’s) husband, John.  Both Houchin and John Mackay were soldiers.  Apparently, instead of killing his own wife or John Mackay, the ones who were conducting the affair, prosecutors allege that Houchin decided to kill John’s wife (apparently, the theory goes, to show John what it felt like).  Apparently, Houchin didn’t consider that Dana Mackay was feeling the same thing he was because her husband was cheating on her, which makes him either a complete idiot, or the makes the motive fall apart.

WKTR interviewed him behind bars and Houchin denied committing the crime and “wasn’t even there.”  The confession note which was allegedly in his wallet will be some interesting evidence, if it is in his handwriting, and can be verified.  Maybe his defense will claim that it was John who wrote the note and killed his own wife, and tried to pin it on Houchin.  Who knows?  I’m speculating because the details are so spare, but the roles so reversed.

I’ll try to keep up with the story and report what the trial concludes.  It’s an interesting conundrum of motives and wrongly aligned relationships.

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