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Husband, 78, is sent to prison for killing his TENTH wife
Husband, 78, is sent to prison for killing his TENTH wife after stabbing her in the heart
Charles Edward Dodd, 78, has been ordered to serve at least 15 years in prison for the 2011 murder of his wife
- He stabbed his 10th wife, Mary W. Ratliffe, three times in the heart in August 2011
- Dodd then tried to commit suicide by stabbing himself
- Trial had been postponed for years because of concerns over his mental health
Jailed: Charles Edward Dodd, 78, (pictured at an earlier court hearing) has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of his ill wife. He tried to commit suicide after killing her. He has now been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail
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An elderly from Utah has been ordered to serve at least 15 years in prison for the murder of his wife in 2011.
Charles Edward Dodd, 78, pleaded guilty, but mentally ill, to one count of murder.
Dodd admitted to stabbing his 10th wife, Mary W. Ratliffe, three times in the heart in August 2011.
After killing her, he took a large amount of prescription drugs and drank a tumbler of vodka before stabbing himself in the chest and losing consciousness.
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Wife number ten: Mary W. Ratliffe is shown in the photo her family submitted for her obituary. Ratliffe, 82, was stabbed to death on August 13, 2011. Her husband, Charles Edward Dodd, has been found guilty of murder
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The killing happened before the couple were dues to move to Houston.
They were a couple for 20 years and had been married for 10.
Both had health problems, according to Pearson. He suffered from a condition that left his lips blue from a lack of oxygen.
She had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Despite her medical condition, Pearson said her mother was healthy and active. She dismissed Dodd's claims to detectives that her mother was an invalid who wanted to die.
This wasn't a mercy killing. This was murder,' she said.
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