Elizabeth Ricks Sullivan was last seen alive at a townhouse she shared with her Navy husband, Matthew Sullivan, in San Diego, California, in October 2014. Her body, cold and wounded, was discovered nearly two years later.
As investigations into the matter proceeded, it became clear that the 32-year-old's husband, the father of her two young children, was the perpetrator who killed her due to her infidelity and explicit intentions to leave him. So, let's find out the same.
Elizabeth and Matthew Sullivan's Children: Who Are They?
Elizabeth and Matthew Sullivan threw themselves into a flurry of romance and settled down in the San Diego Navy home, where they raised two daughters. Their names have not been released to the public yet, but we know that Elizabeth passed away never to be heard from again.
Elizabeth had met with a divorce lawyer on the day she was last seen alive. Earlier, the couple had been arguing over custody of their daughters and child support.
Matthew talked to People in November 2014 and said that his wife had willingly left the family. "She's never been gone this long," he continued. "She's always been there." "The girls need their mothers," he continued. "She's been there their whole lives... While I was on duty or on deployment." But, after killing Elizabeth, he knew that she would never return.
What Has Happened to Elizabeth and Matthew Sullivan's Children?
Matthew was arrested for the murder of his wife Elizabeth Sullivan outside his new residence in Wyoming, Delaware, on January 31, 2018. From what we know, Elizabeth and Matthew's daughters were placed in the care of their maternal grandparents in the wake of their respective crimes.
