Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say
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Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn’t afford to care for her, police say
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Kansas City-area man who is charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills, court records say. Ronnie Wiggs made his first appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge and was referred to the public defender’s office. A hearing was set for Thursday to review his $250,000 bond. A phone message that was left with the public defender’s office wasn’t immediately returned. His wife was getting a new port for...
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Man who killed his wife and two nephews in 1987 dies in prison
LICKING, Mo. — A man serving multiple life sentences for the murder of his family died on Saturday. According to a press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections, James Schnick, 73, was pronounced dead at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking. Schnick was originally charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, however, four []
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Man says he killed his wife because he couldn’t pay her medical bills
A Missouri man charged with strangling his wife told police that he had killed her while she was lying in a hospital bed because he could not take care of her or pay her medical bills, prosecutors said.