Escambia Man Charged With Killing Wife, Shooting Dog

July 25, 2024

Update: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office initially said the dog that was shot died at the vet after being shot, but said Friday that they were giving incorrect information. The dog is continuing to recover.

An Escambia County man is accused of murdering his wife, who was reported missing, and shooting a dog.

Timothy Joseph Kramer, 51, was arrested by the Milton Police Department. He is facing charges of homicide and animal cruelty in Escambia County, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s office.

About 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office issued a notice that 47-year-old Rosa Maria Kramer was missing and was last seen about 6 a.m. Tuesday. The sheriff’s office said that time that she was possibly in the company of Timothy Kramer.

Deputies said Rosa Kramer was found dead at a home in the 2600 block of Hillcrest Avenue, about a block from Longleaf Elementary School. They said a dog was also found with a gunshot wound; it was taken for veterinarian care.

Kramer remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday morning without bond.

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12 Responses to “Escambia Man Charged With Killing Wife, Shooting Dog”

  1. Joe on July 25th, 2024 7:03 pm

    I knew her and family for over 40 years she would never hurt a soul.just give me 30 min with him. She did not deserve this.

  2. James on July 25th, 2024 6:16 pm

    @mnon
    Curious where you sourced your cost info. I don’t see those claims as being factual unless the costs include attorney fees in appeals. And if so, those fees are also included in murderers who are imprisoned for life.

  3. Bob on July 25th, 2024 5:48 pm

    @Bill T

    Assuming you’re the same Bill T I’ve chatted with in the past, AGAIN: capital punishment is significantly more expensive than life in prison. The reason it’s so expensive is because of the lengthy appeals process. We could make capital punishment a lot cheaper, but that would result in significantly more innocent people being executed for crimes they didn’t commit.

    How many innocent people are you comfortable with killing? How expensive money do you think the government should spend on someone before we discuss killing them as a cost saving measure? My mom is on Social Security, should we be talking about murdering her to save taxpayer funds?

  4. mnon on July 25th, 2024 2:26 pm

    @justwow, and it costs $3-4 million to execute them. It is best to leave them in for life, it is more cost-effective. Finish your research into prison costs, instead of copy-pasting the first Google result. So execution to save money is not a valid argument, and no one uses a cheap bullet for state executions.

  5. Ronnie Faulk on July 25th, 2024 1:38 pm

    Peace of mind for me. He took a life so take his life away also. Sorry folks I am old school.

  6. Bill T on July 25th, 2024 1:28 pm

    @BOB::::: are you serious you couldn’t be ???? The difference between lethal injection and a life in prison sentence is ya don’t live after the injection !!! But in prison he may live another 60 years on tax payers dollars!!! I hope now you fully understand what is meant by this I was beginning to think ya lost ya mind !!!!!

  7. JustWOW on July 25th, 2024 1:26 pm

    As of July 2023, the average time on Florida Death Row is 23 years, according to the Florida Dept of Corrections. Apparently one guy has been on there for over 45 years. If this guys is convicted and sentenced to death, He is more likely to die of old age then execution and in the meantime, the State will pick up his legal fees estimated to run between $500K- $1M per death row inmate.

  8. Mike J. on July 25th, 2024 11:32 am

    Rest in peace, Rosa Kramer. Every murder victim deserves respect, remembrance, and justice. If convicted and all facts verified with no mistakes or corruption, this man should receive the death penalty in less than 10 years. Alabama just executed a convict who murdered a man in 1998. That is way too long for a family to wait for justice.

  9. Bob on July 25th, 2024 10:13 am

    @JTV

    Why? What would lethal injection accomplish that life in prison would not?

  10. Merrie on July 25th, 2024 9:48 am

    The prison sentences for abusing/killing your spouse/SO and child abuse/molestation needs to be standardized and harsh. I know it will never stop it because they always think they can lie their way out of it but it at least some of them could be taken off the streets forever

  11. Bill T on July 25th, 2024 9:48 am

    @JTV::: you are so right in what you are saying and when convicted shot him up very quickly like after he’s convicted within 20 minutes !!!!

  12. JTV on July 25th, 2024 7:39 am

    If convicted, this one needs some lethal injection treatment.