Bronwyn Sullivan, 28

Bronwyn Sullivan, 28, a white woman, was strangled in a home at 2010 Garth Avenue in West Los Angeles. Police said the woman's husband, Virgil Leo Wagaman, 34, walked into the West L.A. station at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, and told police she was dead. They found her body and arrested him. There was a history of domestic violence in the marriage, police said. More to come.

Comments

[william k. abfall]

Bronwyn Maeve Lyng Sullivan moved to Los Angleles about two years ago when her husband changed jobs. It was her first time in LA and her first time in California. She absolutely loved the ehtnic multiplicity of her neighborhood, and the the sights, sounds, and smells that she described as "wonderful." She was a beautiful 28 year old woman with flaxen black hair and a strong Irish lineage of which she was enormously proud. She deserved much better than she got out of life. She was very much in love with her husband, who absolutely betrayed her. She loved and trusted him, and he returned that love and trust by admitting to police that he strangled her to death. May God have mercy on his soul. He has already had mercy on Bronwyn's.

[Chris Mejia]

Bronwyn was an amazing person. I knew Bronwyn and Virgil for about two years now. We would sometimes see each other for days on end. The fought but bronwyn had a heart of gold. She will be deeply missed. I dont want to believe what i hear. Bronwyn will alway live on in my heart and memories.

[butch hess]

before passing judgement people should know the whole story, virgil was and still is a good person, and well loved by his family.

[, marie hess]

i just learned of this tragady and am very distruart , i attended the wedding when they got married and both were very much in love ,no one knows what goes on behind closed doors ,i however know my nephew and this is not like him , something saddly went very wrong and only god knows what happened , i know that they were both very much in love . Virgil is very much loved by his family in maryland and bromlynn is very much mourned , by his family also , such a tradgey for a young couple who fell in love afew yers ago . we love you and you are in our prayers. Virgil and bromlynn

[victim's side]

He might be very well loved but SO was she! She is the dead woman. The one your family member killed and confesed to killing. She is the nameless one, the faceless one, the one her killer will soon forget. He was not the amazing person, but a violent bully. This was not a one time display of violence, this was on going. YES she should have left a long time ago but, she did not...why I will never know. I guess no one will ever know why she stayed. I wonder what went through his mind when he put his hands around her and squeezed until she stopped moving? I wonder what would have happened if she had left? I wonder what life would be like if she were still here. I wonder what he thinks every morning when he wakes up in jail? I wonder if he thinks it was worth it? I wonder if he would take it all back? I wonder....

[Jill Morris]

No one should endure violence or threats of violence at the hands of a loved one. Sometimes leaving a relationship can make a situation more deadly. If you or someone you know is a victim or perpetrator of violence call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE and they can tell you how to get help. No one should have to die or go to jail. Violence is a choice and your silence equals acceptance.

[victim's side]

James,
you are so right silence does equal acceptance...and we tried to get her out. But, as with violence, there was always that "honeymoon" period right after an episode. You have no idea how many times over conversations I wish I could have talked her into getting out...well he made sure she got out one way or another. He slowly squeezed the life out of her and silenced her forever. He took care of my acceptance.

[Rich]

What could she have possibly done to have deserved that? Apparently there is something very wrong with Virgil and that there is nothing redeeming about him. Those who claim to know him, obviously don't. Virgil certainly isn't a good person. As for him being loved, I don't know how anyone could. Don't try to church it up. He beat a woman how may times? and eventually strangled her to death. What a waste of space. It's pathetic that the family or anyone would try to say anything decent about him. If he isn't executed, at least lock him up forever. Anything less wouldn't be justice for ending someone's life and getting to keep theirs.

[K.D.]

Finding this story and lamenting its tragedy, I wondered if it was the Bronwyn Sullivan I knew from high school. Upon finding a related blog, I realized that it was. This deeply infuriates and saddens me. Bronwyn was a wonderfully passionate, complex, fiery, kind, amazing person. I know how complicated these situations can be and, being outside of this one, I have no idea as to the specifics of what happened. But I know this: Bronwyn is dead, murdered by the hands of her husband -- the person who pledged to love and cherish her for life. This, as one of Bronwyn's other friends would say, is truly a travesty.

[K Devine]

Loved? it is extremely rude to post anything defending the killer on the obit page. Please show some respect. More respect than your family member did. I'm sure he is loved, Im hoping its by other murderers in prison where he belongs.

Bronwyn was a lovely sweet person, and did not deserve this. Nor did her family. My prayers go out to all of you.

[Timothy J. Sullivan, older brother of Bronwyn]

My name is Tim Sullivan. Yes, I am Bronwyn's older Brother. No one who reads this except my own family can apprerciate how wonderful Bronwyn was to us....How very special she was as a person. Now murdered by her ex-husband, I will never, EVER again get a phone call from her out of the clear blue sky for NO OTHER REASON but the fact that she wanted to tell me she loves me....Only a big brother like me can know how that feels. Virgil STOLE THAT......It makes me completely sick to my stomach to read the nice things people have to say about the scumbag WORM that murdered my Baby Sister. We in my family trusted him and Bronwyn loved him. He could have walked away. He had choices that included not strangling her to death. I am glad that it is now time for the trial after over two years of waiting...waiting to vindicate my Sister's good name while this Worm of a man tries to throw her character under the bus to save his own skin. I will never hate anyone like I do this pathetic excuse for a man... I miss Bronwyn SO much, everyday, all the time. We ALL DO. The pictures I keep of her throughout her life framed in my office are all I have left. Our family has been shattered over this and are doing all we can to stay strong and find love and strength within each other. We will never have our sister/daughter to talk to or laugh with again because of that WORM who is nothing but a bully. Let him pick on someone his own size or bigger than him and see what happens...I would love the opprotunity to let him find out. He deserves nothing but a dark hole for the rest of his life and never, ever should be allowed to see the light of day ever again....with a friendly 400 pound cellmate who thinks he is cute. Virgil, you make me want to VOMIT. Thanks for destroying a huge part of my life and my family's life. I can only Hope there is NO MERCY shown for your God-Forsaken-Evil-Trying-To-Save-Your-Own-Skin- Worthless Soul.....may you ROT in prison FOREVER.