Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Wilkes-Barre, PA: DA: NE Pa. Suspect In Wife's 2009 Death Found Dead

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) ― Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a man suspected of killing his estranged wife a year ago was found dead of an apparent suicide as a homicide charge against him was being prepared.

Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll says police were planning to charge 32-year-old Brian Amrowski with criminal homicide. She says he was found dead in his parents' home as investigators were driving to a district judge's office to file the arrest warrant.

Authorities say 26-year-old Rebecca Lynn Amrowski was found dead of a gunshot wound in the couple's home on June 22, 2009. Her husband was arrested in Nevada a week later and served time on an auto theft charge until his release in December.

Musto Carroll says Amrowski was not told about the impending charge, and authorities are investigating the reason for his actions.

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