- Murder of Kristine Fitzhugh
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Kristine Fitzhugh was a music teacher in Palo Alto, California. Her husband, Kenneth Fitzhugh, was convicted, on October 11 2001, of second degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life.[1] The murder attracted a lot of local attention.
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Murder
Kristine was murdered at her home. Her husband created an alibi by running an errand with two friends. He made an excuse to stop by the house. He went inside and "discovered" his wife was dead.
Kristine's body was at the bottom of the stairs to the basement. The suggestion was that Kristine had tripped and been killed by the fall. The paramedics, however, were suspicious of the circumstances.
A forensic investigation determined that Kristine had been killed in the kitchen and then repositioned at the bottom of the stairs. The blood in the kitchen had been cleaned up, but luminol showed the clean up.
Although Kenneth claimed he was far away from the house at the time of the murder, information from cellular telephone towers placed him near the house.
Motive
The motive for the murder was not clear. The marriage had been strained. There were also financial problems. The murder, however, would not be a financial windfall for anyone.
See also
- List of City Confidential episodes, season 10, episode 115
References
External links
- http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news_features/fitzhugh/index.php
- Smith, Carlton (2003), Blood Will Tell: A Shocking True Story of Marriage, Murder, and Fatal Family Secrets, St. Martin, ISBN 978-0312977955
Categories:- Murder in the United States
- Victims
- People from Palo Alto, California
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