Marcus McBurney Joiner of Fayetteville was found dead Sunday in an Arkansas prison, according to a spokesperson with the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Marcus Joiner was serving life in ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife has died in an Arkansas prison. Marcus McBurney Joiner, 42, died Feb.

Marcus Joiner was arrested and charged with capital murder after stabbing and killing his wife, Dr. Amy Phelps, at their Fayetteville home in 2023. Joiner originally pleaded not guilty to the ...