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Pa. Amish man who killed wife in frenzy found dead
The Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa.—An Amish man who killed his wife in a schizophrenic frenzy in 1993 has been found dead on his property in northwestern Pennsylvania.Read more at www.inyork.comThe Erie Times-News reports that 45-year-old Edward Gingerich was found hanged inside a barn in Rockdale Township on Friday.
Crawford County Chief Deputy Coroner Scott Schell ruled the death a suicide.
Gingerich has said he killed his 29-year-old wife with a kitchen knife to exorcise the devil and because she planned to attend a wedding without him.
In 1994, he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter but found mentally ill.
Gingerich was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 5 years in prison. He was released in 1998.
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Information from: Erie Times-News, http://www.goerie.com
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