{"id":421,"date":"2017-07-28T10:05:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2021-06-06T07:33:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T11:33:06","slug":"wife-bludgeoned-to-death-by-husband-aboard-cruise-ship-she-would-not-stop-laughing-at-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wife-bludgeoned-to-death-by-husband-aboard-cruise-ship-she-would-not-stop-laughing-at-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Wife bludgeoned to death by husband aboard cruise ship: \u2018She would not stop laughing at me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Image Credit: Kristy Manzanares \/ Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Updated June 6, 2021)<\/strong>\u00a0 Kenneth Manzanares, the Utah businessman who admitted to beating his wife to death aboard a cruise ship in Alaska in 2017 was sentenced on June 3, 2021, to 30 years behind bars.<\/p>\n

Manzanares pleaded guilty<\/a> in February 2020 to second-degree murder in the death of his spouse, Kristy Manzanares, aboard the cruise ship Emerald Princess off the southeast coast of Alaska.<\/p>\n

The man\u2019s motive for bludgeoning his wife to death?\u00a0 \u201cShe would not stop laughing at me<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also see:\u00a0 Investigation continues into cruise ship murder of Kristy Manzanares<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Kristy and Kenneth Manzanares, Image credit: Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Original article from July 28, 2017, appears below.<\/p>\n

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Passengers aboard the Princess Cruise Ship, Emerald Princess, feared something was wrong when screams were heard coming from one of the cabins around 9 p.m. on July 25.\u00a0 Those fears were confirmed when passengers aboard the ship told authorities that they witnessed Kenneth Ray Manzanares, 39, of Santa Clara, Utah, dragging the body of his 39-year-old wife Kristy toward the ship\u2019s balcony.\u00a0 Witnesses then say that Manzanares dragged Kristy back into their cabin by her ankles, according to a July 27 statement<\/a> released by the District of Alaska U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office.\u00a0 Witnesses also said they could see blood on Manzanares\u2019 hands and clothing.<\/p>\n

The ship was half-way through a seven-day Alaska cruise at the time of the incident.\u00a0 When the ship\u2019s security personnel arrived at the scene, they entered the cabin and restrained the husband, handcuffing him and placing him in an adjoining cabin. One of the security officers stated that after entering the cabin, he could see Kristy lying on the floor and that she was covered in blood.\u00a0 The ship\u2019s medical personnel were also on the scene along with security and stated that Kristy “had a severe head wound and blood was spread throughout the room on multiple surfaces,” according to the complaint<\/a> filed by FBI.\u00a0 Kristy Manzanares was pronounced dead at approximately 9:20 p.m. by the ship\u2019s medical staff.<\/p>\n

Fox 13<\/a> reported an FBI agent\u2019s investigation into the case as stating that Kenneth Manzanares, with blood on his hands and clothing, told a witness on the scene that he bludgeoned his wife because, “She would not stop laughing at me,” according to a search warrant affidavit.\u00a0 On July 27, Manzanares was charged with the murder of his wife in an Anchorage courtroom. Manzanares, currently being detained in Juneau, appeared in court via video teleconference.<\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Schmidt stated that Manzanares is looking at a maximum penalty of life in prison or the death penalty, and a maximum fine of $250,000, according to The Alaska Dispatch News<\/a>. Manzanares will remain incarcerated in the Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau until the case against him is resolved.\u00a0 His next court appearance is scheduled for August\u00a0 10.<\/p>\n

Portions of the Emerald Princess\u2019 cruise had to be cancelled following the incident.\u00a0 Guests traveling aboard the ship will have portions of their ticket costs refunded.\u00a0 \u201cAdditionally, in light of the impact on guest\u2019s cruise vacations, Princess Cruises has issued each guest a $150 onboard credit,” according to The Alaska Dispatch News.<\/p>\n