Man tells 911 he awoke from dream and found his wife dead

  • Matthew Phelps, 28, was arrested and charged with murder on Friday in Raleigh
  • Police say he called 911 and told the operator he woke up from a dream and found his wife stabbed to death in their bedroom
  • His wife, Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps, 29, was found dead from stab wounds
  • During 911 call, he told operator he took more cold medicine then he should have and woke up to find blood all over him and knife on the bed
  • He said: ‘I can’t believe I did this. Oh God. She didn’t deserve this. Why?’ 

A man calling 911 in North Carolina told the operator he woke up from a dream and found his wife stabbed to death in their bedroom. 

Raleigh Police charged 28-year-old Matthew Phelps with murder Friday after he made the emergency call.

In the 911 call, Phelps told the operator he took more cold medicine then he should have and woke up after his dream with blood all over him and a knife on the bed he shared with his wife.

Matthew Phelps (pictured above in arrest photo) called 911 and told the operator that he woke up from a dream and found his wife stabbed to death in their bedroom

Raleigh Police charged 28-year-old Matthew Phelps with his wife's murder Friday after he made the emergency call. Ashley-Nicole Phelps was found dead from stab wounds (together above)

Raleigh Police charged 28-year-old Matthew Phelps with his wife’s murder Friday after he made the emergency call. Ashley-Nicole Phelps was found dead from stab wounds (together above)

In the 911 call, Phelps told the operator he took more cold medicine then he should have and woke up after his dream with blood all over him and a knife on the bed he shared with his wife (together above)

In the 911 call, Phelps told the operator he took more cold medicine then he should have and woke up after his dream with blood all over him and a knife on the bed he shared with his wife (together above)

Authorities say 29-year-old Lauren Ashley-Nicole Phelps was dead from stab wounds.

Toward the end of the seven-minute 911 call, Matthew Phelps started sobbing, saying his wife didn’t deserve this.

It wasn’t known if he had a lawyer.

 

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