Wilmington police discovered the body of Holly Petteys in an apartment on April 22, 2025. Police identified Petteys' boyfriend, Michael John Lavelle, as a person of interest in her death.

Michael John Lavelle is charged ... sustained stab wounds. Lavelle was identified as a person of interest, according to a news release from Wilmington police. He returned to the location and ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man charged with murdering his girlfriend made his first court appearance Wednesday morning. 31-year-old Michael Lavelle is charged with first-degree murder ...

According to Wilmington police, Holly Petteys, 31, was found deceased in an apartment after being stabbed. Her boyfriend, Michael John Lavelle, 31, was apprehended after fleeing the scene and self ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The man accused of murdering and leaving a woman’s body to decompose in an apartment made his first court appearance. 30-year-old Michael Lavelle went before a judge in ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT ... determined the incident to be a murder and that Petteys’s boyfriend, Michael Lavelle, was a person of interest. WPD says Lavelle returned while police were ...

As the investigation progressed, investigators identified the victim as 31-year-old Holly Petteys of Wilmington, according to the release. Petteys' boyfriend, 31-year-old Michael John Lavelle ...