COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The night his wife died, Daniel Howard told police he believed she shot herself because he wanted a home she planned to buy in her hometown to be liquidated as part of their impending divorce.
Daniel Howard is on trial for first-degree murder and felony domestic battery. Prosecutors say he killed his wife, Kendy Howard, the night of Feb. 2, 2021, then staged the scene to make it appear as if she died by suicide. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Body camera footage played in court Tuesday showed Daniel Howard’s conversation with deputies after they arrived at the home in Athol where Kendy Howard died.
Daniel Howard told police his wife had brought home divorce paperwork she got from a local attorney, though he described her as indecisive about the split.
“She wants to divorce one day, she doesn’t the next,” he said.
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