Eric Gilford (police photo)

There’s an international manhunt to find an active-duty navy sailor who police say brutally murdered his pregnant wife.  An arrest warrant has been issued for Eric A. Gilford, 31, for stabbing his wife and his unborn child to death.  A bond was set last week at $3,000,000. I spoke with Investigator Todd Kubish from the Villa Park Police department, and he confirms the United States Marshal Service, Border Patrol and an entity of Homeland Security are all involved in tracking this dangerous suspect.  Investigators worked over the holiday weekend tracking down leads and information to try and find Gilford.
 
Kubish says on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, Gilford tracked down his wife at another man’s home in Villa Park.  She was inside the apartment with her 4-year-old daughter, Gracie May.  The man was not home at the time.  An argument ensued, and Kubish says Gilford allegedly stabbed his wife repeatedly and fled the scene.  The child ran upstairs to get help for her mother, but by the time police arrived, Gilford was gone.
Kubish told me Kristine Gilford was 5-months pregnant and alive when help arrived on the scene, but later died in surgery while at the hospital.  Thankfully, her daughter was not harmed, though she had to watch her mother die on her 4th birthday. Apparently Gilford and Kristine were married only a few months ago, and there have been domestic issues in the past when police had to respond to their home.