Thursday, April 17, 2014

76-year-old Husband Fatally Shot Wife For Nagging In Oak Creek

Jack Lang

Lang confessed that he shot his wife for nagging him for weeks and finally lost it.

By H. Nelson Goodson
April 17, 2014

Oak Creek, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, police responded to a call by Jack Lang, 76, from Oak Creek who later confessed of murdering his wife, June Lang, 75, for nagging him for several weeks. Police found his wife deceased in the bedroom with a fatal shot to the face at 1131 W. Wayland Drive around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. 
Lang told police that he finally lost it after she wouldn't stop nagging for stuff dealing with house repairs and his uselessness to clean the yard. Lang after killing his wife, attempted to commit suicide with a .22 Caliber handgun by shooting himself in the head, but just got grazed.
He explained to investigators, that he had warned her to stop nagging and that he had a loaded gun, which she wouldn't believe him. Lang got close to his wife who is legally blind and fired while she continued to nag him.
Lang also said, that while heading to the Patowatomi Bingo Casino to eat with some friends. She just began to nag, nag and nag. He felt sick and wanted to go home, but his wife got mad and continued to nag him.
While at home, Lang finally lost it, went to his room and loaded a handgun. He shouted at his wife to stop nagging or he would shoot her with a loaded gun. She didn't believe him until he just walked up to her and fatally shot her in the face, according to the criminal complaint.
Lang was charged on Thursday with one felony count for 1st-degree intentional homicide, if convicted he is facing life in prison. 
Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) was contacted by Lang's grand daughter and stated, "I'm Jack Lang's grand daughter, my name is Hillary Lang. This article described the situation accurately, but has failed to acknowledge that he's had minor strokes and dementia the past few months. I've taken my grandpa Jack to a neurologist myself and they claimed he was okay, but they'd been putting him on too much medication.
This is not my grandpa, he loved my grandma June. This situation is absolutely heartbreaking and unexpected. Please have respect for our family and try to understand our horror and loss. Don't slander him, this is not the same man that helped raise me."

1 comment:

hillarylang said...

I'm Jack Lang's grand daughter, my name is Hillary Lang.

This article described the situation accurately, but has failed to acknowledge that he's had minor strokes and dementia the past few months. I've taken my grandpa Jack to a neurologist myself and they claimed he was okay, but they'd been putting him on too much medication.

This is not my grandpa, he loved my grandma June. This situation is absolutely heartbreaking and unexpected. Please have respect for our family and try to understand our horror and loss. Don't slander him, this is not the same man that helped raise me.