Overview
- James Hill, 76, was charged with premeditated aggravated murder after his wife, Mary Kathleen Hill, 64, was fatally stabbed at their Upper Arlington home on Sunday.
- An arrest affidavit states Hill told police a woman he met on a dating app demanded $15,000 in Apple gift cards and threatened to release nude photos.
- Court records say Hill used a kitchen knife, attempted to stab the family dog, deleted photos and documents from his computer, stabbed himself, and then called 911 providing only his address.
- He remains hospitalized, and reports differ on whether his arraignment was postponed because of his condition or had been scheduled earlier.
- Hill is a retired Ohio State University music professor, and the charge carries a potential life sentence if he is convicted.