A man suspected of calmly walking into a hospital's intensive care unit and shooting his wife in the head in what may have
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been a mercy killing appeared perplexed in an Ohio court, asking whether his wife was indeed dead. (Aug. 7)
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AN OHIO MAN SUSPECTED IN THE MERCY KILLING OF HIS WIFE APPEARED IN COURT TODAY.WITNESSES SAY SIXTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD GEORGE WISE APPEARED TO BE CONFUSED--ASKING IF HIS WIFE WAS INDEED DEAD.SIXTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD BARBARA WISE HAD ALREADY BEEN HOSPITALISED IN INTENSIVE CARE...IT IS UNCLEAR WHY AND HOSPITAL OFFICIALS DECLINED TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION--CITING PATIENT PRIVACY CONCERNS...THE COUPLE HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 45 YEARS WHEN PROSECUTOR SAY GEORGE WISE CALMLY WALKED INTO HIS WIFES HOSPITAL ROOM AND SHOT HER IN THE HEAD.INVESTIGATORS SAY WISE SURRENDERED TO HOSPITAL SECURITY AFTER THE SHOOTING AND IS COOPERATING. THE JUDGE SET HIS BOND AT $1 MILLION...HE IS JAILED--CHARGED WITH AND DUE TO BE ARRAIGNED WEDNESDAY. [SIGOUT/REPORTER, LOCATION, ASSOCIATED PRESS](****END****) VIDEO SOURCE: WOIOVIDEO RESTRICTIONS: Courtesy, Embargo Akron
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