Dr. Ingolf Tuerk from Dover, Massachusetts, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the 2020 death of his wife Kathleen McLean, whom he was accused of strangling and dumping in a pond. Tuerk was also charged with first-degree murder but the jury found him guilty of the lesser charge instead. Despite the verdict, McLean’s family believes that Tuerk got away with murder and that justice was not served. Tuerk’s defense attorney argued that the killing was not premeditated but a reaction to McLean’s plan to gain control of his money and assets. The prosecution, on the other hand, maintained that Tuerk’s actions were motivated by a desire to not lose his money and house and that he disposed of McLean’s body like a piece of trash. Tuerk admitted to police that he had killed his wife but claimed that his actions were not premeditated. The couple met online, got married in Las Vegas, and lived together in Dover with children from different marriages. Tuerk was forced to move out after McLean obtained a restraining order against him but they reconciled during the pandemic. The trial began in March and Tuerk is scheduled to be sentenced in May.
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