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Jury convicts Iowa woman of stabbing to death former husband

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December 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A jury convicted a woman Tuesday whose attorney had said his client was insane when she stabbed to death her former husband in northeast Iowa. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Hillary Hunziker, was found guilty of first-degree murder and will be sentenced later to life in prison.

A Buchanan County District Court document says a child called 911 early on Nov. 6, 2017, and said, “My mom just stabbed my dad.” That was followed by a call from Jason Hunziker, who said his former wife had stabbed him. The complaint says deputies later found Jason Hunziker dead in his Independence home.