Monkton family worries husband who murdered wife could inherit all of her assets

Added: 2026-06-04

[00:00:00]A family is fighting to stop a man accused of murdering his wife from inheriting her assets. Kimberly Lechner was stabbed to death in her home last September. Her husband Anthony was charged with the murder. Now doctors have deemed him not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.

[00:00:16]The family says this means he could avoid jail time and keep all of Kimberly's possessions.

[00:00:22]>> whether they want to speak.

[00:00:24]The man who killed his wife could inherit the marital home, the vehicles, the retirement funds, any insurance proceeds.

[00:00:34]Is the fact that under a weird, inexplicable twist of Maryland's inheritance laws, the intestacy laws, the adult children get nothing.

[00:00:47]>> The family also wants the court to review disturbing voicemails they say Anthony sent to his son from prison.

[00:00:53]They say he blames the murder on drugs in the recordings. A judge is scheduled to rule on the defense Wednesday.