molecularfire
07-28-2002, 09:20 AM
Dentist Accused of Killing Orthodontist Hubby
Fri Jul 26,11:17 AM ET
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texas dentist has been charged with killing her orthodontist husband by repeatedly running over him with her Mercedes Benz, police say.
The couple had been arguing in a Houston hotel before the alleged attack on Wednesday night in which David Harris, 44, was struck three times as he tried to get into his own car, they said.
Clara Harris, 44, told reporters after she was arrested: "It was an accident."
Police said Thursday she told investigators she suspected her husband had been cheating and hired a private investigator who called her to the hotel to confirm it.
"She has admitted hiring a private investigation firm to follow her husband around. So there is some type of history," Nassau Bay Police Department spokesman Joe Cashiola told reporters.
The husband's 16-year-old daughter from a previous marriage was in the Mercedes with her step mother as the incident unfolded, police said.
The couple had separate dental practices and lived in a large home in an affluent Houston suburb, according to news reports.
A photo of the pair taken in happier times and posted on the Internet showed both had perfect smiles.
Now... this is messed up.
:(
EDIT: Oops... here the link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020726/od_nm/dental_dc_2). Thanks for the reminder DF. :)
Fri Jul 26,11:17 AM ET
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texas dentist has been charged with killing her orthodontist husband by repeatedly running over him with her Mercedes Benz, police say.
The couple had been arguing in a Houston hotel before the alleged attack on Wednesday night in which David Harris, 44, was struck three times as he tried to get into his own car, they said.
Clara Harris, 44, told reporters after she was arrested: "It was an accident."
Police said Thursday she told investigators she suspected her husband had been cheating and hired a private investigator who called her to the hotel to confirm it.
"She has admitted hiring a private investigation firm to follow her husband around. So there is some type of history," Nassau Bay Police Department spokesman Joe Cashiola told reporters.
The husband's 16-year-old daughter from a previous marriage was in the Mercedes with her step mother as the incident unfolded, police said.
The couple had separate dental practices and lived in a large home in an affluent Houston suburb, according to news reports.
A photo of the pair taken in happier times and posted on the Internet showed both had perfect smiles.
Now... this is messed up.
:(
EDIT: Oops... here the link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020726/od_nm/dental_dc_2). Thanks for the reminder DF. :)