Jury deliberating whether Fayetteville man should die for suffocating wife with trash bags

Jury deliberations began Monday.

Michael John Moore Sr., 47, pleaded not guilty in the death of his wife, Marcquius "Wendy" Timmons-Moore.

Moore claims he was in Las Vegas when his 43-year-old wife was killed.

The jury found Moore guilty of tying up his wife before he went to Las Vegas, concluding he took her car and jewelry — which he sold in Las Vegas — and that he is guilty of common law robbery, kidnapping and first-degree murder.

Prosecutors told the jury that Moore bound his wife to their bed with duct tape, a set of handcuffs and electrical cords then zip-tied plastic trash bags to her head so she could not breathe.

According to The Fayetteville Observer, "Prosecutors noted the presence of a dining room chair in the bedroom, facing the bed, and cigarette ashtrays next to it. They suggested Michael Moore brought the chair into the room from the couple’s dining set and sat there, smoking, while he watched Wendy Moore die."

A message, “Here lies the ultimate of all strumpets,” was written in red crayon above the head of the bed. “Strumpet” is an archaic word for a prostitute.

Deliberations are to resume Tuesday at the Cumberland County Courthouse.