Larry Millete Biography – Wiki
Larry Millete is the California man who has been charged with murdering his wife, May “Maya” Millete, who disappeared in January 2021. The San Diego County district attorney’s office says the evidence points to the murder of Although the body of Maya Millete has not been found. She was 39 years old at the time of her disappearance and was the mother of three children.
Age
Larry Millete’age is unknown.
Maya Millete Missing
Maya Millete was reported missing on January 10, 2021, to the Chula Vista Police Department. Police said at the time that “family members” claimed they had last seen Maya Millete at her home on January 7.
Investigators now say there were conflicts within the marriage before she disappeared. The AP, citing San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, reported that Maya Millette’s last known phone number was with a divorce attorney.
According to Stephan, Larry Millete hired “spellcasters” to prevent his wife from divorcing him. “He was asking that Maybe incapacitated so that she could stay home, thus showing her murderous idealizations to harm May,” Stephan said.
The district attorney also said Larry Millete sent text messages on January 7 that said, “I think he wants me to break it” and “I’m shaking inside and ready to go,” KGTV reported.
Maya Millete’s Sister Statement
Larry Millete stopped cooperating with detectives in early February and hired an attorney, according to NBC San Diego. The outlet reported that Larry and Maya Millete argued before she disappeared and that he was the last person to see her alive.
Maya Millette’s older sister, Maricris Drouaillet, told NBC San Diego in February that she “can’t imagine him doing anything to our sister.” She added that Larry Millete had been “distancing himself” from his wife’s family for weeks.
The relatives of Maya Millete launched a campaign to find her. As KFMB-TV reported, the people involved in the search found it suspicious that Larry Millete was not helping find her wife and never attended vigils for her.
Police Named Larry Millete a ‘Person of Interest’ in July
Police have interviewed dozens of people and executed at least 67 search warrants during the course of the investigation, according to a press release. The FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigation Services (NCIS) were also involved in the case.
The investigation included searches at Millete’s home and a relative’s home, police said. On May 7, 2021, police returned to Larry and Maya Millete’s home for another search. That same day, they also issued a firearm violence restraining order to Larry Millete.
Police formally identified Larry Millete as a person of interest in his wife’s case on July 22, 2021. However, he was not arrested or charged with any crime at the time.
Charged & Arrested
Police filed charges against Larry Millete on October 19, 2021. He is facing a first-degree murder charge, plus a felony charge of illegal possession of an assault weapon, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office. NBC News reports the weapons charge was added because Millete had a semiautomatic rifle, which is illegal to own in California.
The Chula Vista Police Department arrested Mile and booked him into a San Diego County Jail. Inmate records show he is not eligible for bail. His mugshot of him was not made public.
The district attorney says Millete faces a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted of the charges.
Investigation
Despite nine months of searching, investigators have not found the body of Maya Millete. Larry Millette’s attorney, Bonita Martínez, says there is no proof that Maya Millete is actually dead, the AP reports.
But the district attorney’s office says there is circumstantial evidence to suggest that Larry Millete may have disposed of the body of his wife. KGTV, citing the district attorney, reports that on January 8, Larry Millete moved his black Lexus GX 460 SUV to a location where security video could not see the rear of the vehicle.
He then left the house for almost 12 hours, says the district attorney. He left his phone with the two older children. Fox5 reports that he brought the 4-year-old with him.
