mickey2942
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Toni Henthorn was pushed off a cliff by her husband in Rocky Mountain National Park. There were no witnesses, but the federal government was eventually able to build a circumstantial case that was sufficient for a jury to convict. It helped that there was financial fraud and a longstanding pattern of deception on the part of the husband. In fact it looks like the husband may have also killed his first wife for the insurance money.
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GUILTY - CO - Dr. Toni Henthorn, 50, dies in cliff fall, Rocky Mountain NP, 29 Sept 2012 *husband arrested*
A Highlands Ranch man indicted in the murder of his second wife, who plunged to her death in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012, also faces an investigation into the 1995 death of his first wife...www.websleuths.com
If the allegations are true in this case, I suspect that money will also be at the heart of it. I don't know if Arizona will be willing to put the same time and effort into building a case like the Feds did, but I just wanted to point out it's not impossible to get a conviction if he really did push her.
Edit - Another similar case was the murder of Cody Johnson by his newylwed wife, Jordan Graham. Her motivation was unclear. It seems she may have had a fear of sex, but was pushed to marry because of her religious upbringing. She just told a multitude of lies, which allowed the police to eventually confront her and get a confession. Weird case.
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GUILTY - MT - Cody Johnson, 25, pushed off cliff, Glacier Nat'l Park, 7 July 2013
Authorities searching for missing Kalispell man http://www.kbzk.com/news/authorities-searching-for-missing-kalispell-man/www.websleuths.com
I am positive that my friend did not fall off of a cliff in Zion National Park.
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Family sues over woman's '97 fatal Zion fall
Family members of a woman who died in Zion National Park almost six years ago have asked a California judge to do what jurors in Utah failed to do hold Patricia Bottarini's husband responsible for her fatal fall.
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Bottarini is cleared of all charges
Jurors on Tuesday found James Bottarini not guilty on all federal charges alleging he pushed his wife to her death in Zion National Park five years ago and lied about it to collect more than $1 million.
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