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Dallas County investigator arrested after wife is found fatally stabbed
Dallas police arrested Jimmy Spurger in connection with the fatal stabbing of his wife, Maria, at their Dallas home.
Maria, 53, was found on the evening of November 6 and was declared dead by emergency responders.
Spurger, 54, is the chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office.
He had filed for divorce on October 26 after 35 years of marriage.
County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins said Spurger was suspended and had his work access removed after Maria’s death.
Spurger was held in the Dallas County Jail without bond, and police say the motive is still under investigation.
Jimmy Spurger Jr., chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, was arrested in connection with his wife’s fatal stabbing.
Maria Spurger, 53, was found stabbed at a Dallas residence on the evening of November 6.
Police said the motive is still under investigation.
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins said Spurger was suspended and his access was removed.
Court documents cited by KDFW-TV say Spurger filed for divorce on October 26, after 35 years of marriage.
- Who
- Jimmy Spurger Jr. was arrested in connection with the death of his wife, Maria Spurger.
- What
- Maria was found stabbed and later declared dead. Police are investigating her death as an alleged murder.
- When
- Maria was found on the evening of Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Where
- At the couple’s home in Dallas, Texas.
- Why
- The motive is still under investigation.
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Jimmy Spurger filed for divorce after 35 years of marriage, according to court documents cited by KDFW-TV.
Maria Spurger was found stabbed at a Dallas residence and later declared dead.
Dallas police announced that Jimmy Spurger had been taken into custody as part of the investigation.
County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins said Spurger was suspended and his access was removed.
- Maria Spurger’s age
- 53
- Jimmy Spurger’s age
- 54
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Divorce filing
- October 26, after 35 years of marriage
- Custody
- Held without bond at Dallas County Jail, according to the Dallas Morning News
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Upon notice of this tragic murder yesterday, I instructed Administration to place the employee on suspension and remove his access.