St. Joseph's County, IN : Suspect admits stabbing his ex-wife and killing another man

by Kristin Bien (kbien@wsbt.com)

5:44 PM EST, January 25, 2011

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- A man is dead, a woman is recovering after being stabbed six times, and police say the suspect admits he did it.

According to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor, 51-year-old David Lubelski is charged with murder and attempted murder. Lubelski attacked his ex-wife and killed 33-year-old Michael Gensinger at a farmhouse in rural North Liberty.

Court documents say Jackie told police she was at Gensinger's farm house when Lubelski attacked them with a large kitchen knife. Jackie was able to call 911. By the time emergency responders arrived, they found Gensinger dead in the garage from multiple stab wounds and Jackie seriously injured inside the house.

The probable cause documents say after the attack police found Lubelski at his home. He told police he had been divorced from Jackie for several years but didn't think it was right for her to be seeing other men. He told police he was tired of her relationships and was angry about it. The documents say Lubelski took a large kitchen knife from him home and drove to Gensingers house. When police asked him about the stabbings, he said, "I'm Guilty." Police found the murder weapon, a large kitchen knife at his house, with blood stain residue on it.

Lubelski's Neighbors say he has snapped before.

According to WSBT archives, in 1992, Lubelski was charged with burning down his own home and barn on Quinn Road. He filled his car with gas, smashed it into the house and set the car on fire. At the time, it was reported he was despondent because his wife, Jackie Lubelski got a restraining order against him.

Dan Layman lives next door and remembers the fire.

"When you had no idea that someone was capable of doing what he had done to come home to that - that was quite a shocking deal," Layman said Tuesday.

Lubelski served three years for arson. Layman says, Lubelski had a lot of remorse about what he had done.

"He said, I had just pissed away everything I had ever wanted in life. And he did. He said, I snapped," Layman recalls.

Layman says, Lubelski and Jackie seemed to pull it back together and had been living together in their rebuilt home.

"You would think in a relationship like that you would hear something or see cops over there all the time. No, that is not the way it was," said Layman.

Back in November of 2009, the Lubelski's son died at the age of 27. Layman said that was especially hard for Lubelski.

"He had his issues," said Layman, "but I would never have thought it would have got to the point that it has gotten now. It is a shame."

Lubelski is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. According to the St. Joseph County Clerks office, there is no bond for people charged with murder.