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Deranged dad stabbed pregnant wife, then ran her over with their car to make sure she was dead: cops

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Reilly, P. (2026, October 13). Deranged dad stabbed pregnant wife, then ran her over with their car to make sure she was dead: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/us-news/killer-dad-stabbed-pregnant-wife-to-death-in-kids-bedroom-ran-her-over-with-a-car-in-garage-docs/

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Joseph Clark, 49, has been arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Vail, Arizona, after he allegedly killed his pregnant wife Noelle, 39, who was carrying their third child. The attack began when Joseph beat and stabbed Noelle inside their home while the couple’s children were present, then dragged her to the garage where he ran over her with a car before calling the police. Police found Noelle’s body wrapped in a blanket in the garage along with evidence of physical abuse and attempts by Clark to cover up his actions.

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On October 13, 2026, Joseph Clark, aged 49, allegedly beat and stabbed his pregnant wife, Noelle Clark (age 39), during a frenzied attack in their home's children’s bedroom in Vail, Arizona. According to the police, he then dragged her body to the garage where he ran over her with their car, leaving tire marks on her arms and bloody tire prints on the floor. Noelle was approximately eight months pregnant with their third child when she died. The couple's two children (ages 2 and 5) were found unharmed but present in the home. After the attack, Joseph called police to report he had killed his wife. He bizarrely claimed that his wife had been torturing him for years, though there was no evidence of such torture or obvious injuries on his body.

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A deranged Arizona dad allegedly beat and stabbed his pregnant wife in their kids’ bedroom — then dragged her to the garage where he ran over her with their car to make sure she was dead, according to cops. uncertain

she → beat → cops

Joseph Clark, 49, was busted as he walked out of his family’s home in Vail on Friday after he called cops to report having killed his 39-year-old wife, Noelle Clark, who was in her second or third semester with their third child, according to charging documents obtained by KOLD. uncertain

who → bust → KOLD

They found Noelle’s body wrapped in a blanket in the garage, with the couple’s two kids — ages 2 and 5 — unharmed on the stairs inside the home. asserted

kids → find → home

Her husband allegedly started beating her while they were in their kids’ bedroom — with whip marks on her body matching a belt found in the room, the court docs said. uncertain

docs → start → room

During the beating, he then stabbed his wife in the chest, with the knife found along with a pool of blood in the children’s room. asserted

knife → stab → room

Not done, he then dragged her body through the home into the garage and ran her over with a vehicle, cops said, noting tire marks on Noelle’s arms and bloody tire prints on the garage floor. asserted

cops → do → floor

Once in custody, Joseph Clark wildly claimed that his wife had been torturing him. asserted

wife → claim → him

He alleged he had been “tortured, shocked over a couple of years” by his wife to the point that all his teeth had “popped out from being zapped” — although there was no sign of obvious injuries, police said. asserted

police → allege → injuries

Police allege Clark also had plans to dispose of his wife’s body after he killed her based on evidence at the scene. asserted

he → allege → scene

Clark is charged with two counts of second-degree murder. asserted

Clark → charge → murder

His bond was set at $1 million, jail records show. asserted

records → set → million

Deranged dad stabbed pregnant wife, then ran her over with their car to make sure she was dead: cops

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