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Police: Man arrested in woman’s death was victim’s husband

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December 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Police in suburban Des Moines say a man arrested over the weekend on suspicion of first-degree murder in a woman’s death was the victim’s husband. Urbandale police on Monday identified the woman as 29-year-old Mary Sample, of Urbandale. Investigators say she was found in an Urbandale home around 6:45 p.m. Saturday suffering from severe head trauma. She died at the scene. Police arrested her husband, 35-year-old Dustin Sample, on Sunday morning and charged with first-degree murder.