Two years earlier, he had taken out a $435,000 life insurance policy on Marilu and he now stood to collect that money. Marilu’s parents immediately suspected Stephen, as their marriage had been falling apart and Stephen was experiencing financial difficulties since he was known for spending beyond his means. Robbery did not seem to be the motive for the crime, but Stephen would later claim that around $25,000-30,000 worth of valuables, including jewellery and fur coats, was stolen from the home. Marilu’s jewellery box was open, but numerous pieces of jewellery were lying around in plain sight and she was wearing some as well. There were no signs of forced entry or struggle at the house and Marilu was not sexually assaulted. The procedure would later make it impossible to determine Marilu’s exact time of death. When the paramedics arrived, they unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate Marilu by injecting a medication into her heart to restart it. She had been shot four times, three times in the neck and once in the side, and bullets came from both a. Maria walked inside and discovered Marilu’s body in the bathroom. Maria attempted to phone her daughter, but received no answer, so she drove over to the Geri residence and noticed the front door was unlocked. February 14 also happened to be Maria’s birthday and Stephen said that Marilu was preparing a joint birthday-Valentine’s Day party for her, so he asked Maria if she could go over to their house and help Marilu out. On the morning of Valentine’s Day, Stephen left the house to run some errands and conduct his business before he called Marilu’s mother, Maria Serrato, from a payphone at 8:15 AM. The couple had been married for three years and Stephen operated his own insurance business out of their home with Marilu working for him. In 1986, 33-year old Marilu Geri lived in Sugar Land, Texas with her 43-year old husband, Stephen Geri.
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