Vancouver man, 73, pleads guilty to killing wife
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A retired Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his wife in a dispute about money related to their pending divorce.
The Columbian reports that 73-year-old Victor Frye pleaded guilty Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court to second-degree murder. He had been charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 12 death of Nita Frye, his wife of more than 20 years.
According to court documents, the retired U.S. Postal Service employee told detectives he found his wife's handwritten notes about her plans for the couple's money after their divorce. Enraged, he waited for her to return home, confronted her with a handgun and shot her.
Sentencing was set for Feb. 1.
The Columbian reports that 73-year-old Victor Frye pleaded guilty Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court to second-degree murder. He had been charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 12 death of Nita Frye, his wife of more than 20 years.
According to court documents, the retired U.S. Postal Service employee told detectives he found his wife's handwritten notes about her plans for the couple's money after their divorce. Enraged, he waited for her to return home, confronted her with a handgun and shot her.
Sentencing was set for Feb. 1.
I thought it was first degree murder if there was any premeditation at all. "Enraged, he waited for her to return home, confronted her with a handgun and shot her." If he sat there waiting for her to return so he could shoot her then isn't that premeditation and warrant a first degree murder charge?
 @Table9 looks like a plea deal. The article says he "had been charged with first degree murder".
20 years is a long time to give up. I just find that sad that they both gave up and were walking away.
I'm more sad that he would stoop to killing her. Divorce happens all the time, for many reasons (some good, some bad). That's not really so sad when contrasted with murder as an alternative option. And it's worse to stay together in an unhappy, manipulative, or abusive marriage than to end it. I've been there myself, and my ex tried to kill me during the divorce, too.
Mitigating circumstances; He went postal