was never found. Her husband, Joshua Powell, was the main suspect of her presumed murder, but he committed suicide in February 2012 after killing their sons. The case was closed in 2013 when police concluded that Joshua and his brother murdered Susan and disposed of her body. Murder of Laci Peterson (2002) In May 2000 Kristine Fitzhugh was murdered by her husband Kenneth Fitzhugh. Watts family murders (2018) In fiction In the famous fairy tale "Bluebeard", written by Charles Perrault, the title character murders several of his wives. The titular character in William Shakespeare's Othello murders his wife, Desdemona, for the same reason. In the same play, antagonist Iago murders his wife Emilia when she exposes his crimes. Possibly the most well-known and greatest number of acts of uxoricide has to be by King Shahryar in "One Thousand and One Nights" who takes a new virgin wife every night and has her beheaded in the morning. Depending on the version read, between one thousand and many thousands of wives lose their lives after one night. See also Avunculicide, the killing of one's uncle Filicide, the killing of one's child Fratricide, the killing of one's brother Mariticide, the killing of one's husband Matricide, the killing of one's mother Nepoticide, the killing of one's nephew Parricide, the killing of one's parents or another close relative Patricide, the killing of one's father Prolicide, the killing of one's offspring Sororicide, the killing of one's sister References Killings by type Marriage law Femicide