KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kalamazoo woman charged with murdering a man says he repeatedly raped her the night of the deadly fire, court records indicate.
Melissa Morgan is charged with first-degree arson and murder for theFeb. 3 house firethat killed 31-year-old Zachariah Hayes.
Records from Morgan’s probable cause hearing indicate she told an associate that Hayes raped her three times the night of the fire. However, detectives noted Morgan refused to call police or submit a rape kit.
Officers also uncovered text messages from Morgan to her boyfriend acknowledging the rapes. In the messages, detectives say Morgan’s boyfriend also encouraged her to torch the Wallace Avenue home with Hayes inside.
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