Husband wrote out murder journal saying realtor wife ‘was to be killed on Tuesday,’ then shot her dead exactly as planned at $1.4m mansion, cops say
Roger Bradford, 60, is accused of murdering his wife Lisa at their home in Aldie, Virginia, on 22 September. Prosecutors say a journal found with him after his arrest contained a list of people he allegedly planned to kill, including the note “Lisa was to be killed on Tuesday”; they cite it as evidence the killing was premeditated.
Court documents say Bradford bought nylon ties before arriving home, where deputies later found Lisa with her hands bound and multiple bullet casings nearby. He allegedly told his sister he had shot Lisa, asked her to collect their daughter, then fled and was arrested in Pennsylvania. He faces second-degree murder and a firearms charge; the gun investigators believe was used has not been recovered. The couple’s marriage had reportedly been under severe strain after Bradford’s fraud conviction and prison sentence.
- Prosecutors say a journal recorded a plan to kill Lisa on Tuesday.
- Lisa was found dead at the couple’s Virginia home on 22 September.
- Bradford was arrested in Pennsylvania and faces murder and firearms charges.
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Roger Bradford and Lisa lived in a $1.4m home in Aldie, Virginia. Their marriage had deteriorated severely following Bradford's conviction for fraud and his prison sentence.
Lisa, a property agent, is alleged to have been killed at their home in September. Authorities cite a journal containing a list of names and a note stating "Lisa was to be killed on Tuesday" – the day she died – as evidence the killing was planned.