By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:40 EST, 14 July 2013 | UPDATED: 14:58 EST, 14 July 2013 The estranged wife of Mets pitcher Kris Benson, who allegedly threatened him with a gun last weekend, was sought in a murder nearly 20 years ago, it has been revealed today. Anna Benson was hunted by police following the fatal shooting of a teenage student in her and a then boyfriend's apartment in 1996. Benson, who was 19 at the time and a topless dancer, fled Knoxville,Tennessee with 19-year-old boyfriend Paul Dejongh following the execution-style killing of Michael Evans. Scroll down for videos and to listen to Kris Benson's 911 call:
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Anna Benson, née Warren, was hunted by police following the fatal shooting of a teenager in her Tennessee apartment in 1996
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She was captured after police manhunt but charges against her were later dropped
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Her then boyfriend was sentenced to 20 years in jail for the murder
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Mr @placeholder was an acquaintance of the couple who got into an argument with them on January 22.
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Mr @placeholder, who wanted to be a journalist, was found dead by police near the front door with two shots in his head.
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As the operator tells him to stay on the line, Mr @placeholder can be heard saying: 'I just got my hand on the back door in case I hear her coming down the stairs.'
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Mr @placeholder also appears to stifle a shocked laugh when he explains that his 'soon to be ex-wife' was wearing a bulletproof vest when she allegedly threatened him.