--- description: Former NFL player Anthony McClanahan was named a prime suspect in his wife's stabbing death title: Former NFL Player a Suspect in Wife's Killing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0088dc53637c3da1/6988e49f0a4a2254659d0953/dallas-cowboys-helmet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Former NFL Player Named Prime Suspect in Wife's Stabbing Death by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2017 4:30 PM CUT  CANTON, OH - AUGUST 8: Detail view of the Dallas Cowboys' star logo on a helmet during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium on August 8, 2010 in Canton, Ohio. The Cowboys defeated the Bengals 16-7\. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) CANTON, OH - AUGUST 8: Detail view of the Dallas Cowboys' star logo on a helmet during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium on August 8, 2010 in Canton, Ohio. The Cowboys defeated the Bengals 16-7\. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)Joe Robbins—Getty Images by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2017 4:30 PM CUT Former Dallas Cowboys player Anthony McClanahan has been named a prime suspect in his wife’s killing. McClanahan’s wife, 28-year-old Keri “KC” McClanahan, was found with knife wounds to her throat in a condominium in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, [_People Magazine_ reported.](http://people.com/crime/anthony-mcclanahan-named-primary-suspect-in-wife-homicide/ "undefined") Her body was found after someone flagged down a police officer and said there was a “ruckus” in the room, [according to KUTV.](http://kutv.com/news/local/former-nfl-player-named-as-suspect-in-park-city-homicide "undefined") Keri McClanahan’s sister Heather Gauf [told the Salt Lake _Tribune_](http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/11/03/former-nfl-player-a-suspect-in-utah-domestic-violence-related-homicide/ "undefined") that there was a history of domestic abuse between the couple, who got married in January and lived in Arizona. Keri McClanahan reportedly fled from her husband multiple times since and had recently gone to Utah, the _Tribune_ reported. “She was such an amazing mother and such a beautiful humanitarian,” Gauf told the _Tribune._ “This is going to deeply affect my little niece and nephew, to know that their mother was murdered.” Keri McClanahan has a 9-year-old daughter an 7-year-old son, neither related to Anthony McClanahan, Gauf said. The [Summit County Attorney’s office](https://www.summitcounty.org/918/Press-Releases "undefined") said Saturday morning that “no further information will be released at this time.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5010310/anthony-mcclanahan-wife-dead/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5010310/anthony-mcclanahan-wife-dead/"},"headline":"Former NFL Player Named Prime Suspect in Wife's Stabbing Death","datePublished":"2017-11-04T16:30:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:07:04.788Z","description":"\"She was such an amazing mother and such a beautiful humanitarian.\"","url":"https://time.com/5010310/anthony-mcclanahan-wife-dead/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0088dc53637c3da1/6988e49f0a4a2254659d0953/dallas-cowboys-helmet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0088dc53637c3da1/6988e49f0a4a2254659d0953/dallas-cowboys-helmet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hall of Fame Game: Cincinnati Bengals v Dallas Cowboys","caption":"Hall of Fame Game: Cincinnati Bengals v Dallas Cowboys","creditText":"Joe Robbins—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/crime/","name":"Crime"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5010310/anthony-mcclanahan-wife-dead/","name":"Former NFL Player Named Prime Suspect in Wife's Stabbing Death"}}]}] ```