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Woman, 70, 'shoots dead her husband - 30 years after killing previous husband in the same house with the same shotgun' (Daily Mail)
more at the linksA 70-year-old woman has been arrested for shooting dead her husband - the second time in nearly 30 years she's been accused of killing a spouse.
El Dorado County officials say Colleen Ann Harris was arrested last Sunday after deputies were called to her home in rural Placerville and found 72-year-old Robert Harris dead of a gunshot wound.
Sheriff's officials say Robert Harris was Colleen Harris' third husband. They are believed to have divorced in 2004 but later reconciled.
In 1985 Colleen Ann Harris - then known as Colleen Ann Batten - was charged with killing her then-husband, 46-year-old James Batten.
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The 70-year-old was acquitted of murder after claiming the shooting of Batten was self-defense and the jury said there was insufficient evidence she intended to murder her husband.
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Neighbor Shocked By Arrest Of 70-Year-Old Placerville Woman In Death Of Husband (sacramento.cbslocal.com)---
She reportedly told police that Batten had been sexually assaulting his teen daughter from her first marriage but declined to press charges after Batten was arrested.
Tuesday, CBS13 spoke with a neighbor and friend of more than 25 years who said the El Dorado County Jail is the last place he’d expect Harris to end up.
“Very friendly. She’s a small woman, soft-spoken. If you met and her and talked to her, you’d be amazed,” Dan McKelvie said.
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The circumstances of the two deaths are eerily similar, including the weapon Harris allegedly used, a shotgun.
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