(CNN) A Florida woman has been charged with first-degree murder after police say she allegedly stabbed her husband more than 140 times.
Joan Burke, 61, who is being held without bond, appeared before a Palm Beach County judge on Sunday via video conference, according to court documents obtained by CNN affiliate WPTV
CNN has reached out to Burke's attorney for comment.
In an incident report, officers with Palm Springs Police said they responded to Burke's home on the evening of February 11 after receiving a call from a man who identified himself as the son of the suspect.
The caller said he had arrived home from work and discovered the body of his stepfather, Melvin Weller, 62, lying on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood. When asked by the 911 dispatcher if anyone else was at home at the time, the caller "paused for several seconds and then said his mother Joan Burke was there," the report stated.
PygmeePony on February 21st, 2022 at 07:43 UTC »
Florida woman: "911, I stabbed my husband 20 times and I think he's dead."
Operator: "First of all, make sure he's dead."
Florida woman: *resumes stabbing.
Hoplophilia on February 21st, 2022 at 03:18 UTC »
After the first 20 it simply became a meditation.
CPT_Comanche on February 21st, 2022 at 03:11 UTC »
140 stab wounds…She wanted that man dead dead. Gotta put two deads in there.