DELAWARE — A Wilmington man who stabbed his girlfriend to death in 2018 received a 30-year prison sentence. Kevin Dyton, 53, pleaded guilty in March to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony.
In January 2018, Dyton repeatedly stabbed 58-year-old Annette Henry and slit her throat in the apartment they shared in the 1600 block of West Fourth Street. He was later was arrested after police located him by following a trail of blood to a vacant home.
A Superior Court judge sentenced Dyton to 30 years in prison, followed by 6 months of either home confinement or work release, then 2 years of probation.
Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Nichole Warner prosecuted the case with assistance from paralegal Jaime Prater and social worker Stacey Murphy. Detective Mackenzie Kirlin of the Wilmington Police Department was the chief investigating officer.
