Alaska Cruise Ship Killing: Utah Husband Indicted On Murder Charge

JUNEAU, AK — A Utah man has been indicted on a murder charge in the killing his wife on an Alaskan cruise ship.

A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted Kenneth Manzanares in the death of Kristy Manzanares. It was announced Thursday.

Kristy Manzanares was found dead in a blood-splattered cabin last month on Princess Cruises ship that was diverted to Juneau for the investigation. Federal authorities have led the investigation because the death occurred in U.S. waters. (For more information on this and other Alaska stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

In a previously filed affidavit, FBI Special Agent Michael Watson said witnesses saw Kenneth Manzanares with blood on his hands and clothing.

Manzanares told a witness, "'She would not stop laughing at me,'" according to an FBI complaint. Manzanares then grabbed his wife's body and tried to drag her to the balcony, but a man stopped him, Watson wrote.

An arraignment date hasn't been set.

F. Richard Curtner, an attorney for Kenneth Manzanares, said he had no immediate comment on the case.

"Kristy was a dedicated and loving mother who juggled her business schedule to make her children the top priority," her employer, Summit Sotheby's International Realty in St. George, Utah, said in a statement.

By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Photo credit: Becky Bohrer/Associated Press