Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, called 911 on the night of Oct. 7 and told the dispatcher he found his wife, Christa Gilley, lying in bed and not moving at their Houston home, KTRK reported. He told the dispatcher he tried to save her life by performing CPR, saying she had intentionally overdosed.

A Houston man has been charged in the death of his pregnant wife, just days after telling authorities she overdosed from a suicide attempt.

Lee Mongerson Gilley has been arrested and charged with capital murder after his wife, Christa Gilley, was found dead with signs of neck compression. The incident, initially reported as a suicide, occurred at their Houston residence and the investigation revealed it was a homicide.

Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, is accused of killing his wife and then calling 911 to report her death as a suicide.

A Houston man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his wife. Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, called 911 on Monday, claiming his wife, Christa Gilley, who was about eight weeks pregnant, had committed suicide by drug overdose.

Court documents revealed the woman was pregnant at the time she was found unresponsive in her Greater Heights area home, and now officials have charged her 38-year-old husband.