Man accused of pushing wife off cliff is alleged to have killed first wife, too

A Colorado man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff also allegedly killed his first wife 17 years earlier, prosecutors said yesterday (Wednesday, November 12).

A federal grand jury indicted Harold Henthorn (58) on first-degree murder charges last week in the killing of Toni (50), who plunged 50 feet to her death in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (USA) in September 2012, to which he pleaded not guilty.

He remains jailed without bond after a hearing in which prosecutors argued he was a dangerous flight risk with $1.5 million (N249m) in insurance payments at his disposal, including some of his late wife’s assets.