Husband who employed witch to place curse on spouse in actual life ‘Obsession’ convicted of homicide
The court heard how Maya Millete, a mother of three that worked at the US Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Centre in Hawaii, hasn’t been seen since January 7, 2021.
Maya’s body has never been found(Image: GoFundMe)
A man has been convicted of the murder of his wife, whose body is still missing even now. Maya Millete, a mother of three that worked at the US Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Centre in Hawaii, hasn’t been seen since January 7, 2021.
Shortly before her disappearance, Maya’s husband, former US Navy sharpshooter Larry Millette, is alleged to have got in touch with occultists in a bid to repair his ailing marriage. He has been convicted of first degree murder.
“Larry had contacted a handful of spell-casters online in an attempt to keep his marriage together,” the Lights Out podcast reports, “police found a five-star review that Larry wrote for one of the self-proclaimed witches.”
A jury this week deliberated for less than a day before convicting Larry Millete, 44, of murdering his wife of 20 years. He now faces life in state prison for Maya’s murder.
Deputy District Attorney Christy Bowles, who prosecuted the case, and Maya’s sister, Maricris Drouaillet, expressed gratitude for the jury’s verdict after the six-week long trial but said they would still not be resting with the guilty verdict.
They said their work is not finished until Maya’s body is found. “While today’s verdict is significant, Maya is still missing,” Bowles said. “We continue to hope that one day, she will be found so her family can lay her to rest with the dignity she deserves.”
It was reported before how Larry had previously called on an online witches cult for help. A podcast revealed how he paid for them to put a ‘love spell’ on her, to make her fancy him again.
The podcasters said: “These spells were most likely just a few dollars to begin with and they were meant for Maya to somehow be attracted to him again … similar to a love spell. But over time apparently he had spent over $11,000 (around £8,000) on spell-casters that he found online.”
He told one friend: “I was hesitant, but if it can help I’m willing to sell my soul…” adding “maybe I shouldn’t say that.”
But Larry had also reportedly sent a message to a self-proclaimed “spell caster” that he had contacted online, asking them to put a curse on the pretty 42-year-old mum. “Please punish May and incapacitate her enough so she can’t leave the house,” he wrote, “It’s time to take the gloves off.”
Prosecutors argued in the trial Larry killed his wife in their home because she wanted a divorce, then loaded her body into an SUV and disposed of her on January 8.
Despite the fact her body has never been found, police and prosecutors have argued that there is no evidence to suggest she was alive after that date. They also argued Larry was the only person with the means and motive to kill her.
The prosecution also argued that Larry was possessive and controlling, and would regularly track Maya’s whereabouts and control her finances.
They also noted how Larry’s spell requests abruptly ended following Maya’s disappearance.
Maya’s family said they would not hear it said how she would voluntarily disappear, saying that she was devoted to her three children and would never go without them.
The court heard how, despite there being no body, during investigations, there was a presence of poison hemlock found in the home. The contents of a vial found inside the home following his arrest tested positive for coniine – a poisonous compound found in poison hemlock.
Records also indicated that Larry had searched numerous times for poison hemlock online, as well as other methods for killing or incapacitating someone.
Surveillance footage captured Maya entering the family’s home at around 4:45pm on January 7, but no video footage has captured her ever leaving.
According to trial testimony, her last known contact with anyone was in a text message with one of her sisters at around 8.15pm that evening, then her phone terminated all cellular connections at about 1.25am on January 8.
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a statement released shortly after the guilty verdict: “Finally, justice has been served for Maya and for everyone who has carried the weight of her absence for more than five years.
“Our hearts are with Maya’s family, friends and especially her three children, who have endured an unimaginable loss. Justice delayed can never erase years of grief, but today’s verdict affirms that no victim is forgotten and no family is abandoned in our pursuit of the truth.”
