The Associated Press
Posted: 04/29/2010 01:13:19 PM PDT
Updated: 04/29/2010 01:13:20 PM PDT
SALINAS, Calif.—A Monterey County man could face the death penalty for the murder of his missing wife after prosecutors added a special circumstance his charges.
The district attorney's office has not yet decided whether to seek capital punishment or life in prison if Jesse John Crow is convicted.
But on Wednesday, prosecutors added the special circumstance that claims the crime was committed intentionally and carried out for financial gain. That move puts execution on the table.
The 33-year-old Prunedale man was arrested Feb. 16 on suspicion of murdering his wife Ryann Bunnell Crow and disposing of her still-missing body. The 28-year-old woman has not been seen since Jan. 30.
Crow has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court May 14.
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