Americas kindest husband now being accused of murdering his wife

A man once dubbed “America’s kindest husband” for making a gushing 15-point list of reasons he loved his wife is now suspected of murdering her after he was jailed for life for a shocking crime against a teen, according to the slain woman’s family and loved ones.Timothy Murphy-Johnson, 40, went viral for writing out loving messages on his bedroom mirror so they would be seen by his wife, Molly, before she died in 2017 of what was initially suspected to be a drug overdose during a breakdown.But Murphy-Johnson was given a life sentence last month for drugging and holding a 16-year-old girl captive — and Molly’s family believe there are eerie similarities with her death, The Times of London reported.Murphy-Johnson, a UK-born computer game designer, met Molly on the online dating site OK Cupid in 2012 — but her friends and family quickly became skeptical about their relationship following her death.Before she died, Molly had allegedly disclosed to friends that her husband had raped her and forced her into prostitution as part of an abusive and manipulative marriage, they say.He reportedly threatened to kill his wife with an overdose and stage it as a suicide, Molly had also claimed in a court filing obtained by the outlet.“He threatened to kill me (and make it look like a suicide) … physically assaulted me by kicking my back/stomach, punching my head/arms, pushing me down and stealing my purse, money and phone to prevent me getting away,” the court doc read.Molly wound up withdrawing the application.“I believe Tim either provided her with drugs or forced her to take them,” Molly’s childhood friend Anna-Marie Anderson told the outlet.

“She was brilliant, extremely educated on medication and drugs, and in my opinion, she would not go out that way.”Molly’s loved ones believe Murphy-Johnson manipulated her as she had gone from completing her degree in mass communications at San Jose State University and enrolling for a master’s degree to ...