State Police Detectives Arrest Wilmington Woman for 2023 Homicide - Delaware State Police - State of Delaware
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1/7/26 12:00 AM
The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Krista Rule of Wilmington, Delaware, for murder following a 2023 homicide in Dover. On June 25, 2023, troopers responded to Case Ridge Road in Wolf Creek in Dover for a report that 72-year-old Denise Wood was found dead inside of her bedroom. The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit assumed the investigation and found that Wood had been stabbed to death. Through the course of the investigation, detectives ultimately identified the victim’s daughter, Krista Rule, as the suspect. On January 6, 2026, after a thorough and detailed investigation by the DSP Homicide Unit, Rule was indicted by a Kent County Grand Jury for the murder of her mother. On January 7, 2026, Rule was arrested and taken to Troop 2, where she was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution on a $2,100,000 cash bond. Murder 1st Degree (Felony) Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony (Felony) The Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide that occurred in Dover yesterday evening after a woman was found dead inside her residence. On June 25, 2023, at approximately 5:20 p.m., troopers responded to Case Ridge Road in Wolf Creek in Dover for a report of a 72-year-old woman found dead inside of her bedroom. Due to the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death, the Homicide Unit has assumed the investigation. The victim’s name is being withheld until her family and relatives are notified.
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