Man Accused of Stalking Second Wife While Out on Bond for Murder Trial of First Wife

In a shocking turn of events, David Glen Swift, 55, awaiting trial in Tennessee for the murder of his first wife, now finds himself behind bars in Alabama for stalking his second wife. Deputies made the arrest with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office after they discovered Swift's relentless pursuit of his ex-wife.

The charge against Swift is one count of stalking in the first degree, and law enforcement officials in Jefferson County claim he had been persistently tailing his ex-wife in various locations, including parking outside her home during late-night and early-morning hours.

Detectives gathered location information and evidence of the stalking, and the victim was unaware of the extent of the surveillance she had been under.
 
According to court records, Swift's second wife had recently finalized her long-sought divorce from him, a process that began in June 2022 and concluded in March. Swift's alleged stalking came to light shortly after his divorce was finalized.

The case takes a darker turn when considering the pending murder trial of David Swift in Tennessee. In August 2022, Swift was arrested while leaving his divorce attorney's office on charges related to the disappearance and murder of his first wife, Karen Swift. The 44-year-old mother of four vanished in October 2011 after leaving a Halloween party, and her body was found nearly six weeks later in a cemetery near their home. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, with signs of assault and multiple fractures.

Investigators took nearly 11 years to take over the murder case, and David Swift was subsequently charged with murder. He posted a $200,000 bond after extradition and returned to Bessemer, Alabama, while awaiting his murder trial in Tennessee, scheduled for January 2024.
With the stalking allegations against him, the District Attorney's Office has petitioned to revoke Swift's pretrial bond. A hearing on this matter is set for August 11.
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