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Missouri man, 81, detained on murder charge in death of ex-wife with dementia

An 81-year-old Missouri resident was ordered detained Friday by a Cook County judge after being charged with murder in the April shooting death of his ex-wife in her Chicago-area home. View photos from the week of July 12, 2026, that St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographers captured. Video edited by Jenna Jones. ©2026 Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.). Visit at chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown .

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Scoop News DeskMissouri · Published Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTCUpdated Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC

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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced the deaths late Monday night on Facebook, and said they are talking with prosecutors about upg… A teen's lawyer on Thursday morning said the 17-year-old had a "plausible self-defense" claim for his role in a Ferguson gun battle that kille… The shootings happened at about 8:30 p.m. in the area of Doetzel Drive in House Springs, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

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