Crime & Safety

JBLM Soldier Reportedly Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Wife To Death, Raping Stepdaughter

Staff Sgt. Robert S. Chiaravallotti pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he fatally stabbed his wife on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and raped her daughter in August, reports The News Tribune.

I've covered Joint Base Lewis-McChord off and on for a few years and, undoubtedly, this might be one of the most disturbing stories to date.

The News Tribune's Alexis Krell reports that Staff Sgt. Robert S. Chiaravallotti pleaded guilty Thursday to brutally stabbing his wife to death, then raping his teenage stepdaughter, which he had done multiple times.

(Click here to read the TNT's full report. WARNING: Story contains some graphic details)

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