Alaska man pleads guilty to killing wife, driving around with body, and fatally shooting daughter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (TCN) — A 39-year-old man will spend the next century behind bars for killing his wife and teen daughter and then burning a vehicle with their bodies inside.

According to the Alaska Department of Law, on Oct. 29, Tylan Lee-Kaulana Fely pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his wife, 30-year-old Cecilia Tuuaga, and 13-year-old daughter, Neveah Tuuaga. As part of his plea agreement, Fely will be sentenced to 100 years in jail with none suspended, and he will not be eligible for discretionary parole until 55 years served. His sentencing is scheduled for March 7.

According to a department of law release posted by Anchorage Police, a jury initially indicted Fely in December 2019 on two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of second-degree murder, five counts of tampering with physical evidence, one count of third-degree arson, one count of third-degree criminal mischief, and one count of third-degree weapons misconduct. The prosecution also charged him with two counts of first-degree corpse misconduct and one count of second-degree criminally negligent burning. The other charges were dismissed as part of Fely’s plea.

On Nov. 30, 2019, authorities said Fely fatally shot Cecilia Tuuaga in their residence before driving her body around with his daughter in the car and stopping at a gas station. Nevaeh Tuuaga reportedly got out and filled up a gas can while on the phone with her father. According to the department of law, Fely then fatally shot his daughter in a vacant lot and set the vehicle ablaze with the victims’ bodies inside. The Anchorage Fire Department responded to the burning car and discovered the remains of Nevaeh Tuuaga and Cecilia Tuuaga.

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