Name: Charles William “Butch” Singer.
Died: April 7, 2017 (Body found); missing since February 8, 2017.
Age at death: 48.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Bunnell, Florida, USA.
Disability: Legally blind.
Details:
When Charles’s sister began receiving text messages from him that included misspelled words, she became suspicious: Charles, who was blind, normally used speech-recognition to send text messages.
When his body was found, it became clear that Charles had been shot to death by his wife. She had sent the text messages to make it seem like he was still alive.
Case status:
Dorothy Singer (Wife), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole; new trial ordered on appeal; pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 25 to 32.5 years in prison.
Source:
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