Cops: Mass. man killed wife in argument over Christmas gift

CBS (Boston) ^ | January 1, 2015

[ConservativeStatement]

WALTHAM, Mass. - A suburban Boston man is accused of killing his wife during an argument over a Christmas gift, reports CBS Boston.

Julio Resto, 51, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in Waltham District Court Wednesday afternoon in the death of his wife, 42-year-old Gloria Resto. He was ordered held without bail.

Police say Resto first tried to strangle his wife and then stabbed her with a kitchen knife in their apartment in Waltham early Wednesday morning.

Julio told police his wife was upset with him because he did not buy her a Christmas gift, reports the station.

[ConservativeStatement]

Dang defective exhaust pipes.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Happy wife, happy life!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

We’ve all been there...

[windcliff]

How hard could it have been to buy her gift? Even Ralph Kramden bought his wife a gift.

[Veto!]

My bff’s husband did not buy her a Christmas present so I’m sending this article to her...

[NFHale]

Guess Massachusetts will have to ban Knives now.

Register them, then confiscate them, all in the name of Public Safety...

THAT’LL work...

[DannyTN]

"Guess Massachusetts will have to ban Knives now."

And Christmas presents.

[NFHale]

And hands too, since he tried to strangle her...

[Brandonmark]

...his wife was upset with him because he did not buy her a Christmas gift...

I guess he won't make that mistake again!

[AZLiberty]

Sadly, this story reminded me of that old O. Henry story, "The Gift of the Magi".

This one turned out a lot worse.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And gun crime is down!

[Secret Agent Man]

everyone has a gas station nearest to their house. chocolate and a couple lotto tix.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

My momma always said, “If you want to keep a happy marriage, keep your wife happy!”

I found this to be absolutely TRUE!

Going on 43 years.

But then, I’ve also found that if you want to keep a happy marriage KEEP YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY!

[SamAdams76]

Actually my wife and I have had a "non gift buying" pact between us for years now. We don't keep our money separate so it's kind of hard to buy a gift without the other knowing about it in advance (as we both have access to our spending accounts online).

So we just go someplace warm on vacation each year and that's our present to each other.

I'm thinking that in this case, there were other underlining reasons than just not getting a gift for this murder.

[TigersEye]

Prosecutors say he then drove to Waltham police headquarters, walked in with a knife in his hand and yelled out to officers, "Shoot me. I have nothing to live for! I just killed my wife," reports the station.

Police reportedly used a beanbag gun to subdue him and then arrested him.

Durned cops! They never kill you when you want them to. /s

[Irenic]

I didn’t get a Christmas gift from my husband, we don’t buy each other gifts for Christmas. We buy for others but not each other.

[Bigg Red]

The husband and I have not bought one another gifts for years.

[Seruzawa]

Anti-depressants or anti-psychotics. As always.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“over a Christmas gift”

No, it was the LACK of gift. Not “a” gift.

Actually, this guy at least showed some remorse.

[InvisibleChurch]

Why doesn’t CBS report any news about corruption in the government?