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Former U.S. Marine Accused Of Killing Estranged Wife, Who Called Police For Help Numerous Times Brian Earl Johnston allegedly lit his estranged wife Kelly Wilkson on fire in front of three young children, following months of her making domestic violence complaints against him. Kelly Wilkinson Photo: Facebook A former United States Marine is accused of killing his wife, a mother of three, in front of three young children at her home in Australia.  Police discovered the body of Kelly Wilkinson, 27, in an Arundel backyard on Tuesday during...

Crime by Ben Graham   Just days before the horrific death of a Queensland mother-of-three, the family of the man accused of killing her made a strange plea for help. Kelly Wilkinson's burned body was discovered early on Tuesday morning in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast. Officers went to the Spikes Court property at 6:40am after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion. That man has now been confirmed to be 27-year-old Ms Wilkinson's estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, who was found two blocks away fro...

Crime by Ben Graham   Just days before the horrific death of a Queensland mother-of-three, the family of the man accused of killing her made a strange plea for help. Kelly Wilkinson's burned body was discovered early on Tuesday morning in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast. Officers went to the Spikes Court property at 6:40am after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion. That man has now been confirmed to be 27-year-old Ms Wilkinson's estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, who was found two blocks away fro...

After the brief mention, lawyer Chris Hannay said outside court that Johnston was “in a pretty bad way”. Hannay had met with Johnstone on Sunday, less than 48 hours before he allegedly attacked and murdered Wilkinson. “On Sunday, I got some instructions from him in relation to some other fairly serious matters that he has been charged with, and I haven’t spoken to him since,” Hannay said. Johnstone did not appear distressed or agitated for the weekend conference, Hannay said. “Not really, he was pretty coherent. We took suitable instructions. He was there with a colleague of his,�...

Crime by Ben Graham   Just days before the horrific death of a Queensland mother-of-three, the family of the man accused of killing her made a strange plea for help. Kelly Wilkinson's burned body was discovered early on Tuesday morning in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast. Officers went to the Spikes Court property at 6:40am after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion. That man has now been confirmed to be 27-year-old Ms Wilkinson's estranged partner Brian Johnston, 35, who was found two blocks away fro...