Wife 'killed her husband and strange couple after catching them all in bed together in a THREESOME before taking the bodies out to the backyard with a wheelbarrow'

  • Crystal Leah Gambino, 42, was arrested Monday night for the murder of her husband and two others after a shooting inside the couple's Alexis home
  • A 911 call from a family member said that Gambino admitted to shooting the three dead and that she had 'taken care of the bodies'
  • The caller said Gambino took the female victim, Stephanie Lynn Sanchez, 33, to a burn pile in the yard using a wheelbarrow
  • The man, Gambino's brother-in-law, described her as 'moderately crazy' 
  • Gambino has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder 

A 911 call to authorities in North Carolina has suggested a woman killed her husband and a couple he met after catching all three in bed together at her house.

The caller also claimed that Crystal Leah Gambino, 42, put the body of the female victim in a wheelbarrow and took it out to a burn pile in the backyard of the home in Alexis, a small town north west of Charlotte.

The triple homicide occurred on Monday night. The 911 caller, who identified himself as Gambino's brother-in-law, described her as 'moderately crazy' and said she had called another relative and told them she killed her husband, Giovanni James Gambino, 40, and two other people.

Police have since identified the other two victims as Geoffrey Glenn Gilliland, 39, and Stephanie Lynn Sanchez, 33, The Charlotte Observer reported.

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Giovanni James Gambino, 40
Crystal Gambino

Victim and alleged killer: Giovanni James Gambino, 40, and his wife, Crystal Gambino

Stephanie Lynn Sanchez, 33
Geoffrey Glenn Gilliland, 39

Killed: Stephanie Lynn Sanchez, 33, and Geoffrey Glenn Gilliland, 39, have been identified as the two other victims. The couple, who live in a hotel in Charlotte, were both naked, police say

The 911 caller told the operator: 'My sister-in-law has told her family that she killed her husband. She caught him sleeping with another woman. She told them she cleaned up the bullet casings and took care of the bodies.'

The caller added: 'She said she put the woman's body in a wheelbarrow and wheeled her out into the backyard to a burn pile.'

The man said he was loathe to believe Gambino because 'this wouldn't be the first time she had made up stuff before'.

However he felt he needed to report the incident and asked police to check the house.

Upon arrival at the home, police found the three bodies.

Local media said all three bodies were in the bedroom and were naked.

Police have not clarified whether the body of Stephanie Sanchez was found in the yard or whether Gambino intended to take it there.

Gaston County Police Capt. Curtis Rosselle told the Gaston Gazette: 'These are people that met, had interaction and then came together. And then the third party did not like it and took action.'

Charged: Gambino is pictured here being arraigned this week for the first-degree murder of Stephanie Sanchez and Geoffrey Gilliland. She had previously been charged with the murder of her husband 

Charged: Gambino is pictured here being arraigned this week for the first-degree murder of Stephanie Sanchez and Geoffrey Gilliland. She had previously been charged with the murder of her husband 

Scene: A police officer investigates the yard of the home of Crystal and Giovanni Gambino

Scene: A police officer investigates the yard of the home of Crystal and Giovanni Gambino

Video courtesy: WSOC-TV  

Gambino was arrested in Stanley, the next town over, late on Monday. 

She has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths. 

Police listed the address for Geoffrey Glenn Gilliland and Stephanie Lynn Sanchez as a $55-a-night hotel in Charlotte.

They are now trying to determine how the couple met Giovanni Gambino. 

'What we are trying to resolve now or find out is how these three people came together, how they knew each other, and that is being done through phone records and computers,' Capt. Curtis Rosselle told WBTV.

'This is something we are going to take our time with. I would say weeks.'

Crystal Gambino is a singer-songwriter who likens her sound to the band 4 Non Blondes, according to music website Riverbnation

Her biography on the site says she has written more than 250 songs.

The couple, who have one child together, have had a tumultuous relationship, The Charlotte Observer reported.

In 2009, Crystal Gambino took out a restraining order against her husband and filed for divorce, requesting custody and support for the couple's child. The case was later dismissed. 

Police say they were called to couple's home in Alexis, North Carolina (pictured) after a family member was concerned for their welfare. Upon arrival officers found three bodies

Police say they were called to couple's home in Alexis, North Carolina (pictured) after a family member was concerned for their welfare. Upon arrival officers found three bodies

In custody: Crystal Leah Gambino, 42 (pictured in her mug shots), has been charged with the shooting death of her husband, and faces charges of murdering two other people inside her North Carolina house on Monday

In custody: Crystal Leah Gambino, 42 (pictured in her mug shots), has been charged with the shooting death of her husband, and faces charges of murdering two other people inside her North Carolina house on Monday

She also filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and 2012.

Also in 2012, Giovanni Gambino was charged with communicating threats against his wife. 

The charge was later dismissed. 

One neighbor, who asked not to be named, told WBTV that Crystal Gambino had a tendency to be violent.

The woman said she stopped talking to her a year ago after Gambino pulled a gun on her during a disagreement.

'I really didn't think she was going to shoot me,' the neighbor told the TV station. 

'I just thought the best thing I needed to do was leave her alone.' 

Another neighbor, Doug Dallinger, said that the noise of gunshots woke him up. 

'It sounded like a sledgehammer. Just a lot of racket,' he said.

Gambino is being held without bond. 

It was not clear if she has an attorney yet.

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