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California woman charged with murder after allegedly killing husband with flagpole

The Guardian US · September 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM

California woman charged with murder after allegedly killing husband with flagpole

SF Gate reports bond for Vicky Kyung Mi Kim, 65, set at $10m after man found dead at couple’s Palm Desert home A 65-year-old California woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly fatally wounding her husband with a flagpole, according to SF Gate.

On 4 September, Palm Desert sheriff’s deputies responded to an “unknown trouble call” in The Enclave, a luxury condominium community.

Upon arrival, officers located an individual with “traumatic injuries” that appeared to be from a physical assault and pronounced them dead.

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California woman charged with murder after allegedly killing husband with flagpole

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