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These matrimonial-shattering cases take the vow “until death do we part” to a new horrific level.

Man who shot his wife in SUV wants murder conviction tossed
Man who shot his wife in SUV wants murder conviction tossed

Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta say he did not have a fair trial and are asking Georgia's highest court to overturn his conviction.Claud "Tex" McIver, 79, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of felony murder and other charges in the 2016 shooting of his wife, 64-year-old Diane McIver. More

January 18, 2022

Missouri man who killed, buried wife sentenced to 28 years
Missouri man who killed, buried wife sentenced to 28 years

A judge sentenced a Missouri man to 28 years in prison for the 2019 killing of his wife, whose body he buried in a state park and whose death he misled the authorities about for more than a year.The sentence Judge Brouck Jacobs gave to 26-year-old Joseph Elledge was the one jurors recommended in November when they convicted Elledge of second-degree murder in the killing of his wife, Mengqi Ji. More

January 7, 2022

Batavia man charged for wife’s death after overdosing in front of children
Batavia man charged for wife’s death after overdosing in front of children

A Batavia, N.Y. man has been charged with manslaughter and for endangering the welfare of a child after his wife died while they were overdosing on drugs. Makeen Ithna-Asheri was charged with manslaughter in the 2nd degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after his wife, Anda Ithna-Asheri died following an overdose in front of their children. More

January 6, 2022