'I Also Want To Know How This Came To Be': Wife Of U.S. Soldier Accused Of Afghanistan Massacre Speaks Out For First Time As She Is Placed Under Guard Protection -- Daily Mail
* Karilyn Bales says her family is 'profoundly sad' for the deaths
* Moved with children to Ft Lewis-McChord base for protection
* Family 'stunned but standing by devoted husband and father'
* Charges to be filed against Robert Bales on March 22
* Accused of killing 16 civilians, including 9 children, in Afghan village
* Claims he was NOT drunk and cannot remember shootings
* Soldier, 38, 'did not want to go to Afghanistan' after three tours of Iraq
The wife and two children of the U.S. soldier accused of gunning down 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, have been placed under protection at a Washington army base for their safety.
Speaking for the first time since the killings, Karilyn Bales, the wife of Staff Sgt Robert Bales, said she was as confused as everyone else about how her husband carried out the crimes he is accused of.
She added she is 'profoundly sad' about the murders - allegedly committed when her husband went from house to house, firing at civilians as they slept before attempting to burn some of the bodies.
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More News On The Case of Sgt. Bales
Karilyn Bales, Wife of Robert Bales, Protected in Washington Military Base -- ABC News
Soldier in Afghan shooting to face US court -- Al Jazeera
Murder case against U.S. soldier poses challenges for prosecutors -- Seattle Times
Death penalty for Staff Sgt. Bales? Not likely. -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Death penalty for US ‘rogue’ soldier? Not likely -- Zee News
Analysis: Combat stress rarely successful as defense for serious crimes in military -- Stars and Stripes
Accused Sergeant Heads Down A Long Legal Road -- NPR
Interactions limited to guards and chaplain for alleged Afghan shooter at Ft. Leavenworth -- MSNBC
Villagers: Afghan slayings were act of retaliation -- MSNBC
Suspect in Afghan case a profile in contradictions -- AP
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