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A man accused of killing his estranged wife at her Layton home in June and then fleeing has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
Joe Joseph Castillo, 45, is charged in 2nd District Court with first-degree felony murder, third-degree felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and child abuse, as well as class A misdemeanor violation of a protective order in connection with the death of 36-year-old Kaye Lynn Spackman.
Castillo has pleaded not guilty to all four counts.
On June 8 at about 11 p.m., Castillo allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times in the garage of her home near 3200 West and 1000 North in Layton. Spackman was taken to Davis Hospital and Medical Center, where she died.
Spackman and Castillo had split up recently after more than 20 years of marriage, according to Layton police. They said the attack was witnessed by the couple's 17-year-old son and that their daughters, ages 8 and 4, were asleep at the time.
Johnson was spotted two days later at a fast food restaurant in Lake Point, Utah, and arrested.
Spackman was director of information protection for the 75th Air Base Wing and installation.