New Jersey man accused of killing wife with barbell allegedly confessed in messages to relatives: report

A New Jersey man accused of killing his wife with a barbell allegedly admitted to the slaying in messages to family members, detailed a "long-simmering hatred" toward her in an email and then attempted suicide after fleeing the scene, according to court records. Michael A. Kless, 67, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, 66-year-old Stacy E. Kless, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced last Friday. According to a probable cause affidavi