PEOPLE v. CLOSE


90 A.D.2d 562 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Benedict J. Close, Sr., Appellant, et al., Defendant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

October 7, 1982


Defendant and his wife were indicted and tried for the murder of defendant's ex-wife, Ethel Close, into whom they injected a lethal amount of insulin at her home in Northville, New York, on April 24, 1979. According to the individual confessions of each defendant, they entered decedent's home prior to her return from work. A scuffle ensued during which Benedict Close grabbed decedent while Betty Jane Close injected insulin into...

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