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12-21-2002, 11:10 AM
Man Convicted Of Drowning Wife In Toilet
Prosecutor: Husband Was Upset That Wife Was Lesbian
RHINELANDER, Wis. -- A man accused of poisoning his wife and drowning her in a toilet bowl after she told him she was homosexual has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree intentional homicide.
The jury in Vilas County Circuit Court deliberated nine hours before finding Douglas Plude, 35, of Land O'Lakes guilty late Friday evening in the death of Genell Johnson Plude, 28.
She was found dead, her head and face in a toilet bowl, in the home of her mother-in-law on Oct. 22, 1999.
The state claimed Plude was poisoned and her head forced into the toilet bowl by her husband.
The defense argued Plude intentionally took lethal doses of drugs, vomited, and eventually died while slung over the toilet bowl.
Prosecutors said the evidence showed Plude's ego suffered a devastating blow Oct. 21, 1999 when his wife informed him she was a lesbian.
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Prosecutor: Husband Was Upset That Wife Was Lesbian
RHINELANDER, Wis. -- A man accused of poisoning his wife and drowning her in a toilet bowl after she told him she was homosexual has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree intentional homicide.
The jury in Vilas County Circuit Court deliberated nine hours before finding Douglas Plude, 35, of Land O'Lakes guilty late Friday evening in the death of Genell Johnson Plude, 28.
She was found dead, her head and face in a toilet bowl, in the home of her mother-in-law on Oct. 22, 1999.
The state claimed Plude was poisoned and her head forced into the toilet bowl by her husband.
The defense argued Plude intentionally took lethal doses of drugs, vomited, and eventually died while slung over the toilet bowl.
Prosecutors said the evidence showed Plude's ego suffered a devastating blow Oct. 21, 1999 when his wife informed him she was a lesbian.
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