Sentenced: Iowa Man Who Struggled With Finances Pleads Guilty To Killing His Wife

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An Iowa City man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife after she found he was lying to her about their finances.

Roy Browning Jr. pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder. He will be sentenced Dec. 2.

Prosecutors said Browning stabbed his wife JoEllen Browning to death in 2019. It was the day the Brownings were supposed to meet with their financial institution.

Iowa man who struggled with finances pleads guilty to killing his wife

An Iowa City man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife after she found he was lying to her about their finances.

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Name: Roy Carl Browning

Offense: MURDER - 2ND DEGREE, 85%

TDD/SDD *: 04/28/2062

Commitment Date: 12/02/2022

Recall Date: 12/27/2054

Mandatory Minimum (if applicable): 10/27/2054

Dec 3, 2022

An elderly Iowa City man likely be in prison for the rest of his life, after a judge sentenced him to 50 years in prison for the 2019 murder of his wife.

Roy Browning Jr., 70, pleaded guilty in October to second-degree murder in the stabbing of JoEllen Browning at their Eastside Iowa City home.

Johnson County District Court Judge Kevin McKeever imposed the 50 year sentence and ordered Browning serve 35 years before becoming eligible for parole.

Roy Browning was 67 at the time of the killing, meaning he would be 102 if he lives long enough to seek parole.

For his part, Roy Browning described JoEllen Browning to McKeever as "perfect in so many ways" and maintained he had not killed her.

"I took the Alford plea so I could claim my innocence and I will prove my innocence... before I die," he said.

Judge gives Roy Browning Jr. a 50-year sentence in 2019 murder of wife JoEllen

Roy Browning Jr., 70, will be 102 before being eligible for parole. He claims he will still prove his innocence.

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This reminds me of that lady that was stealing from her husbands company and not paying taxes, and he had a meeting that day, and she killed him before the meeting.

Apparently its a thing.