Phoenix Man Who Decapitated Wife, Killed Dogs Gets 29 Years

PHOENIX, AZ – It started almost three years ago when Trina Heisch came home and discovered that her husband had killed their two dogs. He had decapitated one of them.

Heisch and her husband, Kenneth Wakefield, started arguing.

A neighbor, concerned about what might be going on, walked over and discovered the dead dogs. He also found Heisch dead, having been decapitated.

Wakefield was naked, on the floor. He had cut himself and removed his right eye. (Get Phoenix Patch's daily newsletter and real-time news alerts. Or, find your local Patch here and subscribe).

Police determined that he had been high on methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana.

That was in July 2015.

Wakefield originally mounted an insanity defense but was later found to be mentally fit for trial.

In February, he pleaded guilty and, on Friday, he received 29 years in prison – 25 years for second degree murder and two years each for the dogs that he killed.

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