Wife-killing California husband gives intense jailhouse interview: ‘I should have done things a little different’

Larry Millete, convicted of murdering his wife Maya, continues to deny responsibility and says she may still be alive or in hiding. In a jailhouse interview after his sentencing, he said he misses her and called her his best friend, while acknowledging he wishes he had handled things differently.

Maya disappeared in 2021, and security footage showed her entering the couple’s Chula Vista home but not leaving. Her phone stopped working on 8 January; Millete said he and their son believed they sensed her presence around that time. Jurors heard evidence of domestic abuse, infidelity and intimidation. He was sentenced to 25 years to life, plus a consecutive two-year term for a weapons charge, and is awaiting transfer to state prison.