Name: Karen Pautler.
Died: April 25, 2025.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fenton, Missouri, USA.
Disability: Frail elder, mental illness.
Details:
Karen’s husband allegedly shot her because he “was exhausted from taking care of her, but did not want her to die in a nursing home.”
Case Status:
Kenneth Pautler (Husband), charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Sources:
Man accused of killing wife says he didn’t want her to die in a nursing home
Jefferson County man charged with wife’s murder; says he didn’t want her to die in a nursing home
Fenton-area man allegedly shoots, kills wife
Jefferson County man kills wife, says he didn’t want her to die in a nursing home