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Man Pleads Not Guilty To Killing His Wife

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 28, 2013 at 7:48 AM EST
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The Columbus man charged with killing his wife on February 13th and attempting to take his own life has pleaded not guilty.72-year-old Leif Mortensen is charged with stabbing and killing 74-year-old Margaret Mortensen at their North Side home. Police say he has not disclosed 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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