Press Release  Steele-Knudslien charged with killing his wife

PITTSFIELD — 47 year old MARK S. STEELE-KNUDSLIEN has been arrested and charged with one (1) count of MURDER. It is alleged that he killed his wife, 42 year old Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, whose body was found inside their Veazie Street North Adams home Friday evening.

An autopsy, to determine her cause of death, will be conducted at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Holyoke on Sunday.

STEELE-KNUDSLIEN will be arraigned on the murder charge Monday morning in Northern Berkshire District Court. He is being held without the right to bail pending his arraignment.

The investigation is being conducted by State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, members of the North Adams and Adams Police Departments and Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section.

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