Navy couple met in Guam, he's charged with killing her in Orlando

Husband shoots, kills wife pregnant with twin boys; on suicide watch
Alexis Boyce, 23, and one of her unborn babies were pronounced dead. The surviving infant is in the hospital.
Orlando Sentinel
By Arelis R. Hernández
November 15, 2013

Deputies found a pregnant Alexis Boyce sitting in a chair with her hands in her lap and a bullet in her head.

Her husband, Michael Boyce, told Orange County sheriff's detectives depression drove his 23-year-old wife to suicide Thursday — but his story didn't stand up to questioning.

Alexis Boyce — eight months pregnant with twin boys — was rushed to the hospital, where she and one of her sons were pronounced dead. The surviving infant remains in critical condition in the neonatal intensive care unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies.

Her father, Leon Huntley, told reporters Friday his daughter was full of life and that her death is a tragedy for his family.

Both Navy veterans, Alexis and Michael Boyce met while stationed in Guam and married about a year ago.

Family and friends shocked

The horrifying shooting is the last thing any of Boyce's military friends expected from the former sailor.

Tiffany Nelson served with Boyce in a mobile security unit stationed out of Guam for three years. They worked together in a tight-knit unit that provided security for the Navy's ships in ports across the globe, she said.

"It's like being a civilian police officer," except for the Navy, Nelson said. Military police are a proud bunch who undergo background checks and must have clean records to ascend the ranks, she said.

Nelson described Boyce as a fun, loyal friend who was in love with his wife and was great at his job.

"This can't be the same Boyce," Nelson said, describing the moment she heard her brother-in-arms had been charged with the murder. "This is a total shock to all of us."
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