"26 Years Later: Husband's Secret Efforts Lead to Confession in Missouri Murder Case"

Timothy Stephenson, living an enviable life in California, was arrested in 2021 for a murder he committed in Missouri 26 years ago after his husband, Joseph Ginejko, secretly worked with investigators to get a confession. Stephenson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Ginejko had filed for divorce in 2020, and between then and April 2021, he provided details about the killing that had never been publicly revealed, leading to an undercover operation that captured Stephenson's confession.