J. J. Paulsen

John James "J.J." Paulsen is an American sitcom writer. He has written for several television programs including "Cosby", "In Living Color" and "Grace Under Fire". He was born in Queens, New York.

In the spring of 2007 Paulsen was arrested for the murder of his wife, Leanne Serrano-Paulsen, after police found her body in the attic of their Carmel, Indiana, home. Serrano-Paulsen's autopsy results indicated she died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, and that she had been dead for two to three weeks prior to the discovery of her body.cite web| url =http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6465528&nav=menu188_2| title = Man charged in wife's beating death| publisher =WTHR| accessdate =2007-05-19] The couple had a history of domestic violence, and in January 2007 J.J. Paulsen had pleaded guilty to domestic battery stemming from an incident the previous year.cite web| url =http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6465528&nav=menu188_2| title = TV comedy writer charged in wife’s death| publisher =Indianapolis Star| accessdate =2007-05-19] His trial for murder is expected to begin in March 2008.cite web| url =http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?s=7461831| title = Paulsen in court over trial date| publisher =WTHR| accessdate =2008-03-09]

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