75-year-old man allegedly killed wife to 'put her out of her misery'
03/18/2025 1:16 pm PDT
PERRY, Iowa (TCN) -- A 75-year-old man is in custody for allegedly killing his sick wife by slitting her throat because he wanted to "put her out of her misery."
On the evening of Sunday, March 16, Richard Hoesing called the Perry Police Department and stated that he "killed another individual, who lived at the residence with him." Officers arrived at the scene and located the victim inside the house. Hoesing reportedly cooperated with authorities and was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder.
According to the criminal complaint cited by WHO-TV, Hoesing reportedly told officers that he killed his wife, 74-year-old Jean Hoesing, because she had bipolar disorder and multiple sclerosis. Police allegedly found Jean Hoesing in the bedroom with a "severe laceration across the front of her throat" and a kitchen knife in the bathroom. Richard Hoesing reportedly had blood on his clothing and hands.
Hoesing is being held in the Dallas County Jail without bond.
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