Brenda Gelleny, 65, was found dead in her Goodyear, Arizona home from a single gunshot wound. Police say her husband, 67-year-old Michael Gelleny, called the Goodyear Police Department and admitted to killing her. Officers located Brenda’s body at the residence near Estrella Parkway and Tanglewood Drive and took Michael into custody without incident; he was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

Court documents say Michael told detectives he had planned the killing for a couple of weeks because Brenda had chronic pain for over four years. He described kissing her, telling her he loved her, then shooting her in the back of the head as she walked down a hallway, moving her body to a bedroom and attempting to clean a blood trail. A note at the scene detailed the shooting and included instructions for the couple’s cat. A 2022 social media post by Brenda noted long-term depression, financial problems, the death of her oldest son and estrangement from her youngest, and expressed feelings of hopelessness.

If anyone knew Brenda or has information about what happened that morning, please share what is known.