Husband Indicted in Strangulation Death of Young Brooklyn Mom Has History of Domestic Violence

Senior Reporter

1/26/2018|Updated: 1/26/2018

A Brooklyn man with a history of domestic violence has been charged with the murder of his wife.

Tonie Wells, 22, was found in the basement of a brownstone where she lived with her husband Barry Wells, 29, on Dec. 27.

Zachary Stieber

Senior Reporter

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