He stabbed his wife 28 times with scissors, and now says he still loves her.

        Cincinnati Police want to find Steven Tyrone Mathews to protect his now ex-wife, Phyllis Hunter.

        They're worried because he recently located Ms. Hunter by phone, professing his love and making her once again fear the man who tried to kill her almost eight years ago.

        When Covington police arrived at the 1994 stabbing scene, Mr. Mathews stood outside his wife's Scott Street apartment, covered in blood, and told officers: “Take me to jail. I just tried to kill my wife.”

        Convicted of attempted murder, Mr. Mathews, 39, got out of prison in January 2000, after serving a little over half of a 10-year sentence.

        Now he is wanted in Kentucky for violating his parole. He hasn't reported to his parole officer there since April.

        “Twenty-eight times — that's personal,” said Cincinnati Det. Shawn Tarvin. “She's a very nice lady, and we don't want to see anything happen to her.”

        Ms. Hunter, 38, who now lives in the Cincinnati area, obtained a protective order from a judge last month that requires Mr. Mathews to stay away from her, her two children and grandson.

        But officers can't locate Mr. Mathews.

        A Hamilton County sheriff's deputy tried to serve the protective order on him at the Drop Inn Center shelter in Over-the-Rhine, but he wasn't there. If it's not served, he doesn't have to obey it.

        Mr. Mathews also is wanted in Hamilton County on five old misdemeanor cases: domestic violence, passing bad checks and violating his probation. They date back 10 years.

        Police ask anyone with information about Mr. Mathews to call Crime Stoppers at 352-3040. Tipsters can remain anonymous and get rewards of up to $1,000.

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