Houston man sentenced to life for killing estranged wife, contractor installing floors at her home, DA says

A man who stabbed two people to death, including his estranged wife while he was free on bail for previously attacking her, has been sentenced to life in prison.

 

“She was trying to get away from her abuser, and had even moved away and tried to hide, when he tracked her down and viciously attacked her,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Tuesday.

Brian Bullock, 37, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2018 incident. He used a SOG tactical knife to stab to death Michelle Bullock, 29, and Mark Kiel, 56, a contractor who was installing flooring at her home.

Jurors rejected claims of self-defense by Brian Bullock, who testified that he had served in the Army and was trained to “locate, seek and destroy the enemy.” Bullock stabbed the victims a combined total of 27 times, including one gash of nearly a foot long.