Oct 22, 2022 · A loud sound in the middle of the night at a house in Minden, Nevada, led Melissa Oxley to wake up from her sleep. But to her horror, she realized that her husband, Benjamin “Ben” Oxley, was dead.

Oct 22, 2022 · NBC News’ ‘ Dateline: While They Were Sleeping’ shines a light on what happened to Benjamin “Ben” Oxley in February 2008. The 36-year-old was sleeping in his bed when he suffered a shotgun blast to the head. His wife, Melissa Oxley, called the authorities leading to an extensive investigation.

Mar 6, 2021 · Her husband, Ben Oxley, had just been shot to death while he slept. “It’s really, really bad!” was how Melissa Oxley, in a 911 call, described the shocking scene at her home in Minden, Nevada in the early morning hours of February 21, 2008.

May 4, 2012 · In 2008, Ben Oxley was murdered while he slept — and his wife, who was sleeping beside him when he was shot, was initially the prime suspect. Melissa Oxley woke up just after the murder,...

Mar 18, 2012 · Gardnerville's Record-Courier reported District Judge Michael Gibbons handed down the sentence Friday to James Matlean, who earlier pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Ben Oxley was shot as he...

Oct 22, 2022 · NBC News’ ‘ Dateline: While They Were Sleeping’ focuses on the tragic death of Benjamin “Ben” Oxley in February 2008. The loving father lived with his family in Nevada at the time of the incident, and his wife, Melissa Oxley, was right beside him, sleeping when it happened.

May 4, 2012 · Slain: Benjamin Oxley, left, was shot to death in his home in February of 2008 while lying next to his wife, Melissa, pictured right. Oxley went downstairs and after seeing...

Aug 2, 2023 · James Matlean admitted to killing his girlfriend's ex-husband, Ben Oxley, while he slept at his home in Minden, Nevada.

Dec 25, 2011 · James Matlean, disclosing details of the case for the first time publicly, testified that his girlfriend, Dawn Oxley, asked him to kill Ben Oxley, with whom she had a bitter custody fight.

Jun 9, 2010 · MINDEN - More than two years after a 36-year-old Johnson Lane man was shot to death in his bed, deputies arrested the 23-year-old roommate of the victim's ex-wife. Sheriff Ron Pierini said James Matlean, 23, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder.