Woman Charged in Stabbing Death of Boyfriend

Authorities have charged a Carbondale woman with stabbing her boyfriend to death at an apartment early Thursday morning.

The Carbondale Police Department says officers responded shortly after 12 a.m. to a report of a stabbing at an apartment in the 300 block of South Marion Street. There they found 55-year-old Reginal Gilspie unresponsive with a stab wound to his chest. Gilspie was taken to Memorial Hospital, where he later died. 

Police have arrested Glispie's girlfriend, 42-year-old Rebecca Belle Valentine, and have charged her with involuntary manslaughter. She was booked into the Jackson County Jail.

Police say their investigation into the stabbing is continuing. They are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 618-457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 618-549-COPS.