Houston murder victim’s friends frustrated over husband Lee Gilley fleeing to Itay ahead of trial

Earlier this week, capital murder suspect Lee Gilley was captured in Italy just days after he allegedly cut off his GPS ankle monitor and boarded an international flight while allegedly in possession of a fake identity. Gilley, 39, was just weeks away from his trial for crimes related to the death of Christa Bauer—his pregnant wife—in October 2024. Officials determined Bauer died by strangulation in the couple’s Houston Heights home.