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Pennsylvania Pastor Accused of Killing Second Wife Going to Trial

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for Pastor Arthur Schirmer, who is accused of killing his second wife and then staging a car accident to hide it. Schirmer, 64, also faces a second trial at a later date for the death of his first wife. He has said he is innocent of all charges. In 2008, the pastor and his wife, Betty, were involved in what appeared at the time to be a car crash. Schirmer told police at the time that he had been driving 55 mph and swerved to miss a deer, causing...Full Story
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