Overview
- Court records show James Robert Hall, 39, was arraigned this week on first-degree murder, unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle, and larceny in a building in 52-2 District Court.
- The Oakland County Medical Examiner ruled Kristine Lynn Hall’s death a homicide by strangulation and suffocation.
- Police say Hall admitted he smothered his mother with a pillow after an argument about his life choices and later repeated the admission to officers.
- Investigators report he took money, jewelry, and her vehicle, used cash at a Kalamazoo casino, and was arrested in the car on an outstanding warrant after speaking with officers outside a party store.
- The victim was found by her brother with signs of a struggle; family told police she feared her son and locked her bedroom door at night.