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Columbus Man Charged With Killing His Wife

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 14, 2013 at 7:23 AM EST
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Columbus police have charged an elderly North side man with killing his wife on Wednesday.Police say 72-year-old Leif Mortensen killed 74-year-old Margaret Mortensen at their Kingpin Drive home and then attempted to take his own life. No word on a motive.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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