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Intruder kills Payson woman, 73; husband then kills intruder
Associated Press
Jul. 1, 2003 12:48 PM
PAYSON - A 73-year-old woman was stabbed to death by an alleged robber, who her husband then shot in turn.
A man allegedly went to the home of Ray and Annie Friesen in Beaver Valley on Monday and asked to use their phone, saying his car had broken down.
Ray Friesen, 79, allowed the man to use a cordless phone outside, but when the suspect returned the phone, he allegedly took out a hunting knife, said Gila County sheriff's detectives.
The man tied Ray Friesen to a chair in the dining room and demanded credit cards, a wallet and keys to a vehicle, authorities said. Friesen gave the man everything he asked for, detectives said.
But the man then entered a room where Annie Friessen was resting. When Ray Friesen heard his wife screaming, he struggled free of his binding and got a pistol, said Sheriff John Armer.
Friesen found his wife bleeding and the suspect standing over her with a knife, Armer said. Friesen shot several times.
Annie Friesen and the suspect, whose name was not immediately released, were both killed.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0701intruder-killing01-ON.html
Associated Press
Jul. 1, 2003 12:48 PM
PAYSON - A 73-year-old woman was stabbed to death by an alleged robber, who her husband then shot in turn.
A man allegedly went to the home of Ray and Annie Friesen in Beaver Valley on Monday and asked to use their phone, saying his car had broken down.
Ray Friesen, 79, allowed the man to use a cordless phone outside, but when the suspect returned the phone, he allegedly took out a hunting knife, said Gila County sheriff's detectives.
The man tied Ray Friesen to a chair in the dining room and demanded credit cards, a wallet and keys to a vehicle, authorities said. Friesen gave the man everything he asked for, detectives said.
But the man then entered a room where Annie Friessen was resting. When Ray Friesen heard his wife screaming, he struggled free of his binding and got a pistol, said Sheriff John Armer.
Friesen found his wife bleeding and the suspect standing over her with a knife, Armer said. Friesen shot several times.
Annie Friesen and the suspect, whose name was not immediately released, were both killed.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0701intruder-killing01-ON.html
I'm glad he had the satisfaction of avenging her. It's not even consolation for him, but at least he prevented another person from suffering the same fate.