{"id":34743,"date":"2025-08-20T01:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34743"},"modified":"2025-08-20T01:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:12:38","slug":"newlywed-fatally-stabbed-in-home-depot-parking-lot-used-last-words-to-id-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34743","title":{"rendered":"Newlywed Fatally Stabbed in Home Depot Parking Lot Used Last Words to ID Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Aliccia Grant, 37, was stabbed to death in September 2024 by her new husband while sitting in her car in a Home Depot lot<\/li>\n<li>Her husband, Stephen Dennis, 36, said they were talking about annulling their new marriage, say authorities<\/li>\n<li>Grant leaves behind two children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">An Arizona man who was convicted of fatally stabbing his newlywed wife in the parking lot of a Home Depot in 2024 has learned his fate.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Monday, Aug. 18, Stephen Dennis, 36, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of his wife, Aliccia Grant, 37, a mother of two, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Earlier this year, Dennis pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cThis wasn\u2019t just a violent crime \u2014 it was an act of betrayal carried out by someone who should have been a source of safety, not fear,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/maricopacountyattorney.org\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1228\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Mitchell said in a press release<\/a>. \u201cThere is something especially cruel about a murder that takes place within a relationship that\u2019s intended to be built on trust. We will continue to aggressively pursue and hold violent domestic abusers accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The shocking murder took place in the early morning hours of Sept. 9, 2024, when Phoenix Police responded to a call about a stabbing outside a Home Depot in north Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWitnesses walking nearby heard a woman screaming for help and discovered the victim in the driver\u2019s seat of a red Prius with multiple stab wounds,\u201d Mitchell said in the release.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Dennis, who was in the front passenger seat, got out of the vehicle, argued with a bystander, then fled the scene on foot after grabbing a bag from the car, witnesses said, according to Mitchell&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Witnesses and officers rendered aid to Grant.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAs one of the officers continued to apply pressure to the victim\u2019s wounds, the victim made a dying declaration identifying Dennis as her attacker,\u201d Mitchell said in the release.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Shortly after the incident, Dennis called 911 and admitted to stabbing his wife, Mitchell said in the release. He also told officers where to find the murder weapon, which they were able to recover.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Dennis told police the couple had recently married and were discussing an annulment at the time of the incident, Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong><em>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime%22%3EPEOPLE%27%3Cem%3Eshttps:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime%22%3EPEOPLE%27%3Cem%3Eshttps:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">&#8216;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a> for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">As Dennis begins his sentence at the <a href=\"https:\/\/maricopacountyattorney.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/3943\/Stephen-Dennis-Order-of-Confinement\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Arizona Department of Corrections,<\/a> Grant\u2019s family is mourning her loss.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/celebrate-aliccias-life-support-her-funeral\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">GoFundMe<\/a> set up to defray funeral costs and to help support Grant\u2019s two children, 10 and 16, her family wrote, \u201cAlthough Aliccia was taken from us far too soon, her endlessly hopeful energy left a permanent mark of inspiration on all of us who knew and loved her.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cShe will be remembered as a loving daughter, sister, cousin, and friend, but most of all as a wonderful mom to her two beloved kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/thehotline.org\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">thehotline.org<\/a>. All calls are toll-free and confidential. 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