Husband in 'mercy killing' charged with first-degree murder SUN CITY, Ariz. – The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said Thursday that it will charge a Sun City man involved in a so-called “mercy killing” with first-degree murder. Howard Rudolph, 78, is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Earlene, last Wednesday. “I had to do it,” Rudolph told Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies after his arrest, according to court paperwork. Investigators believe ...
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