Killing Your Wife for Q

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Down the Rabbit Hole

A Michigan man accused of murdering his wife last year reportedly claimed that believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory urged him to do it. Troy Burke, who was charged in the shooting death of his wife, Jessica Burke, told investigators that he had been receiving messages on his tablet from QAnon followers who insisted that his wife was a CIA asset involved in a sex trafficking ring.

The messages allegedly included demands that Burke kill his wife, although it remains unclear if the messages were real or imagined. Burke, according to Gratiot County Prosecutor Keith Kushion, had been hospitalized numerous times in the past due to psychological issues.

In another case, Igor Lanis killed his wife and shot one of his daughters and the family dog. His other daughter, who was not home during the shootings, blamed QAnon.

He turned …