Devyn Jade Michaels: Arrested of murder and decapitation of boyfriend in bizarre relationship triangle

Lavinia Thompson
Degrees of Monstrosity: Female Killers
5 min readAug 23, 2023

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A Las Vegas woman has been arrested for the murder and decapitation of her boyfriend after allegedly warding off his sexual advances, according to KLAS.

A statement released by the Henderson Police Department (HPD) announced that 45-year-old Devyn Jade Michaels was arrested on August 15, 2023 for Open Murder.

The statement says officers and the fire department responded to a residence on the 2000 block of Pala Dura Drive on August 7, 2023. A woman called 911 at 8:40 a.m. to report that she had found her son, 46-year-old Johnathan Willette, in his bed, and she thought he might be dead.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reviewed the arrest report, and reported that when first responders found Willette, he was wrapped up in blankets, and his head was missing, nowhere to be found. Upon observing a chemical smell and smoke coming from the body, police determined that Willette’s remains had been covered in bleach and ammonia.

Police suspected Devyn Michaels, Willette’s girlfriend, as his mother told them the couple was trying to get back together, Law & Crime states. However, Michaels married Jonathon’s son a few years ago to “help each other out.” She and Jonathon had two kids together.

Devyn Michaels (Henderson Police Department)

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Lavinia Thompson
Degrees of Monstrosity: Female Killers

Just an old garden witch who writes about murder, true and fictional.