Overview
- James S. Hill, 76, is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Mary Kathleen Hill, 64, at their Upper Arlington, Ohio, home and faces a premeditated aggravated murder charge.
- Court records say Hill told police a woman he met on a dating app demanded $15,000 in Apple gift cards and threatened to release nude photos.
- Investigators are treating the case as a domestic homicide and an online extortion matter and are working to identify the unnamed woman.
- Affidavits state Hill stabbed his wife in the chest while giving her a massage, apologized as she died, attempted to stab the couple’s dog, deleted files on his computer, and then wounded himself.
- Police say Hill made a brief 911 call around 2:30 p.m. requesting help, and he remains in a hospital; if convicted, he could face life in prison.