ADVERTISEMENT

Opening statements expected today in poisoning death of wife

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Monday, January 7, 2008 - 5:37 a.m.
ADVERTISEMENT

ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) - Opening statements are expected today in the case of Mark Jensen, who is accused of poisoning his wife to death.

Julie Jensen was found dead in her Pleasant Prairie home in 1998 of ethylene glycol poisoning.

Her husband Mark Jensen was charged in 2002, but legal wrangling over evidence delayed his trial until now.

A jury was selected on Friday and opening statements are expected tomorrow. The trial could last six to eight weeks.

The prosecution claims Mark Jensen killed his wife, but his defense attorney claims Julie Jensen killed herself.

Her family has put together a Web site as a memorial to her. The Web site -- www.oursisterjulie.com -- features a biography, family photos, a timeline of her life with Mark Jensen, facts about ethylene glycol poisoning and a letter Julie Jensen wrote, pointing the finger at her husband if she were to die.




reader COMMENTS
No reader comments yet posted
(0)

Before you post a comment, consider this:

Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy Agreement
  • Keep it clean. Comments that are obscene, vulgar or sexually oriented will be removed. Creative spelling of such terms or implied use of such language is banned, also.
  • Don't threaten to hurt or kill anyone.
  • Be nice. No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person.
  • Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal attack by another user, do not respond in-kind.  Hit the "Suggest Removal" button on offensive comments.
  • Share what you know. Give us your eyewitness accounts, background, observations and history.
  • Do not libel anyone. Libel is writing something false about someone that damages that person's reputation.
  • Ask questions. What more do you want to know about the story?
  • Stay focused. Keep on the story's topic.
  • Help us get it right. If you spot a factual error or misspelling, email newsroom@gazettextra.com or call 1-800-362-6712.
  • Remember, this is our site. We set the rules, and we reserve the right to remove any comments that we deem inappropriate.

Post Comment

Commenting requires registration.

Username:
Password: (Forgotten your password?)

Comment:

ADVERTISEMENT