In the spring of 2014, a domestic tragedy unfolded in a quiet Oak Creek, Wisconsin, home, ending the life of 75-year-old Caucasian female, June Lang. On the afternoon of April 16th, what began as a lunch outing for June and her husband of 56 years, Jack Lang, escalated into a fatal confrontation. The couple had gone to a restaurant at a local casino, but an argument began on the drive there and continued on their way back home.
Jack Lang, who was 76 at the time, later told investigators that he had grown tired of what he described as three weeks of his wife's nagging.
Upon their return to their house on West Wayland Drive, the argument intensified. Jack claimed that his wife was belittling him for his declining health and inability to do work around the house. He stated that he "just lost it," retrieving a. 22 caliber revolver from a closet. June, who was legally blind, reportedly did not believe him when he told her he had a gun. He then shot her once in the head from close range. After killing his wife, Jack Lang attempted to take his own life, but the self-inflicted gunshot only grazed him. He then called 911 to report the incident.
Oak Creek police arrived at the home to find June Lang deceased in a bedroom. Jack Lang was taken into custody and subsequently charged with first-degree intentional homicide. In December 2014, he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of first-degree reckless homicide. The following January, a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison for the death of his wife. His defense attorney had argued for a shorter sentence, citing his age and previously good character, while his granddaughter expressed her belief that the man who killed her grandmother was not the grandfather she knew, but a man who was ill.
