FORMER LONDON BOBBY MURDERED AMERICAN WIFE

Georgia Man Bludgeoned His Own Wife To Death With A Mallet, Police Say

 

By Jenna Curren  

 

Law Enforcement Today

Jul 21, 2025

 

McManus is a former officer with the London police. 

 

 

HOUSTON COUNTY, GA - On Saturday, July 12th, a former cop from London, England, was found guilty of murdering his American wife in Georgia, after staging the murder to look like a suicide in a bid to keep his green card.

Brian McManus, 57, was convicted for killing his wife, Lucille McManus, in November 2023 in the city of Warner Robins, according to Law & Crime.

Court documents outline how McManus attempted to cover up the murder by claiming Lucille shot herself, even though "no gun or shell casings were found at the scene," according to the Houston County District Attorney's Office.

Prosecutors said that McManus "bludgeoned" her to death with a rubber mallet and then staged it to look like a suicide in an effort to "walk away without consequence." 

"McManus tried to cover the murder up, pin it on the victim's family, and walk away without consequence," the DA's office wrote in a Facebook post.

"He failed. Because of the work of the Warner Robins Police Department, forensic experts, and Houston County Asst. DAs Justin Duane and Lauren Fletcher, the truth won out."

McManus was convicted by a Houston County jury after a six-day trial.

Prosecutors presented mounds of evidence in various filings over the past year and a half, including security footage that showed McManus taking his dog for a walk the day he claimed to find his wife dead while carrying a bag containing what police believed was the rubber mallet used to bludgeon Lucille to death.

The footage showed him walking along a path where the mallet was recovered, and then returning home without the bag.

Prosecutors accused McManus of killing his wife for several reasons, including to prevent her from telling the government that their marriage had been arranged to get him a green card, which would have resulted in his deportation.

Multiple witnesses corroborated this at trial and testified that the pair wed just months after meeting on Tinder, according to WAGA.

Officers found Lucille lying naked on the bed with a head wound, and there were no gun or shell casings near her body. 

"The defendant gave multiple statements to police where he appeared to show no concern at all for his wife, showing emotion only when he spoke about being the prime suspect," the Houston County district attorney said.

Investigators said that McManus had entered the United States on a visa after being let go by the London police after multiple women allegedly stated "they felt sexually threatened by him." 

His first marriage ended after he was arrested for domestic violence. McManus also reportedly had a secret girlfriend in Florida whom he had planned to run off with after the murder.

On the morning of the murder, investigators said that McManus hit his wife with an object while she was leaving the shower and then strangled her. 

He then took his dog for a walk. Once back at home, he promptly undressed and put his clothes and shoes in the washing machine before calling 911. 

Authorities said McManus attempted to blame the victim's granddaughter and her boyfriend for the murder, but cell phone data showed that they were miles away from the home at the time of the murder.

He made a similar attempt to blame the murder on a break-in turned out fruitless.