Colorado man said wife cut her own throat. Police say his scratches tell a different story
- A Colorado man accused of killing his wife claimed she had been suffering from postpartum depression and cut her own throat — an explanation police quickly disputed before they arrested him, authorities said Wednesday.
- Patrick Barnett, 40, of Lakewood, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased body and tampering with physical evidence, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced.
- Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found with her throat slit in the shower stall of the couple’s Lakewood home on Aug.
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- A Colorado man accused of killing his wife claimed she had been suffering from postpartum depression and cut her own throat — an explanation police quickly disputed before they arrested him, authorities said Wednesday.
- Patrick Barnett, 40, of Lakewood, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased body and tampering with physical evidence, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced.
- Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found with her throat slit in the shower stall of the couple’s Lakewood home on Aug.
Sources: NBC News