Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Mich. man charged with murdering wife of 33 years


MILAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A southeastern Michigan man has been charged with open murder in the beating and strangulation death of his wife of 33 years.

Sixty-eight-year-old John Bausman of Monroe County's Milan Township was arraigned Tuesday in district court.

He was ordered held in the county jail without bond. Bausman requested a court-appointed attorney.

Kay Louise Bausman was found dead Sunday morning in the couple's garage. She had suffered blunt force trauma and was strangled. Police say an argument about financial matters turned physical.

The Monroe Evening News reports John Bausman called 911 after his wife become unresponsive and reported she had committed suicide.

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