Geoffrey Kay-Conway Sr. (Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office).
A Pennsylvania man will spend the next several years — and possibly several decades — behind bars for an elaborate plan to kidnap, rape, and murder his estranged wife that ultimately failed.
In September, Geoffrey Kay-Conway Sr., 53, pleaded guilty to four counts out of the myriad charges he was originally arrested for in relation to the scheme.
On Thursday, he was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in state prison.
Kay-Conway was arrested in November 2023 after repeatedly stabbing his wife in the leg outside of a Walmart on North Gulph Road in King of Prussia, a census-designated place located some 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia and largely known for being the site of the third-largest shopping mall in the United States.
During the attack, he told his wife to “move over, I’m going to f—ing shoot you. I’m going to f—ing shoot you if you don’t move over,” according to Philadelphia-based NBC affiliate WCAU.
Kay-Conway used a metal pick to stab her as he said, over and over, “don’t get out of the car” and forced her to the passenger side.
The victim was inside her Nissan Rogue in the big box store’s parking lot at the time of the attack. Officers with the Upper Merion Township Police Department responded to a 911 call and found the victim had escaped from who the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office referred to as “her soon-to-be ex-husband.”
Officers found the woman crying and shaking in the parking lot — with red marks and blood covering her legs. She was loading groceries she had just purchased when her husband struck.
“Police arrested the defendant in a nearby parking lot and found a large metal pick sticking out of his sweatshirt pocket and black zip ties in the shape of handcuffs,” a press release announcing the arrest reads. “They also found a black duffle bag in a nearby pickup truck, which contained numerous items including a black pepperball gun with two magazines; three piercing tools, one with the victim’s name written on it; a blindfold; duct tape; zip ties; knives, wire cutters, pliers and other tools; KY jelly; Court Order; and a manilla envelope that contained a note addressed to his brother.”
The final two items described in the law enforcement laundry list outlined the since-condemned man’s foiled plot against his wife.
On Sept. 28, 2023, the wife first applied for and received a temporary protection order. On Oct. 5, 2023, the judge overseeing the case finalized that order and put it into effect for one year — prohibiting any contact between Kay-Conway and his wife. On Oct. 20, 2023, the husband allegedly violated the order for the first time, yelling at her and threatening her on the streets. On Oct. 31, 2023, he was arrested for stalking and charged with indirect criminal contempt for allegedly violating the protective order — and released on $5,000 bail.
“I Have 1.5 months to Kill that B—-,” Kay-Conway wrote on the order outlining his next court appearance for the stalking charge. “Could have Killed her 17 times if i wanted. What a week system.”
The defendant knew his wife’s whereabouts on the day of the attack because he put a tracking device on her car.
In the typo-laden note to his brother, Kay-Conway outlines a bleak future with neither spouse alive.
The missive had instructions to “read last” and reads:
Well by now Michelle and I are both dead. So there really is nothing to worry about. Listen tell everyone, there is nothing anybody could have done. Going down to [redacted] everyday almost everyday to observe her habits when she leaves work where she parks. On which days she goes to the passenger side before getting in on the drivers side. Her routes home. I even tried to let her see me a couple of times, not sure if she did or not. Depending where she parks, some days are more ideal than others. If I cant do it on an ideal day, it will happen the weekend before Thanksgiving somewhere around town. I just have to follow her Sat or Sun morning and grab her when she goes to her car going Store 2 Store, informing her if she screams, yells or tries to run that I will shoot her in the face. Not a day has gone by since she left that I didn’t think about killing that b—-. … So when I’m done rapeing that c— I’ll kill her. Am I Crazy, yes I am, and I told her not to F— with our family. That I am more than capable of doing some really bad s—. She totally underestimated me. I’m out. G
Kay-Conway was originally charged with attempted murder, attempted rape, attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault, stalking, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, possessing an instrument of crime, and other related charges, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
On Thursday, he was sentenced to 8 1/2 to 17 years in prison for attempted murder, six to 12 years for attempted rape, six months to a year for the stalking charge and one to two years for the attempted kidnapping charge, WCAU reports. The first two convictions were assessed to run consecutively, or, one after another; the last two convictions were assessed to run concurrently, or, at the same time.
When released, he will have to serve three years of probation, will never be allowed to contact the victim, and cannot initiate contact with his children. He is also registered for life as a sex offender.
