BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–At 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, a Summerville jeweler accused of killing his wife and making it appear to be suicide faced a circuit court in Moncks Corner.
Michael Colucci has been charged with the 2015 murder of his wife, Sara Colucci.
Represented by prominent attorney Andy Savage, the judge set bond at $150,000.
As a condition of his bond, the jeweler will remain on house arrest. However, he will be allowed to travel to his job, place of worship and to meet with his lawyer.
According to an affidavit, on May 20, 2015, deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2206 North Main Street in Summerville in reference to an unresponsive female.
They say the victim, Sara Lynn Moore-Colucci, was located outside of a building, deceased from an apparent strangulation.
Agents say further investigation revealed that the couple arrived at this location together, and that there were no witnesses present.
Law enforcement officials say Colucci’s wife reportedly exited the vehicle and sometime later, he found the victim, purportedly hung with a garden hose.
On July 30, 2015, agents say Sheriff Duane Lewis requested an investigation by SLED.
Further investigation by agents revealed information from several witnesses that claim Colucci told them that his wife hung herself with a garden hose as he sat approximately 20 feet away, seated in his vehicle.
Medical evidence collected from the victim found that his wife was not strangled with the mentioned garden hose. Furthermore, agents say that evidence collected from the scene that night of the incident was reported contradicts Colucci’s version of events as relayed by witnesses and that the evidence indicates a fight or struggle ensued.
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