Coverage dated October 24, 2023

Former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of fatally poisoning wife charged with second-degree murder

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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota doctor who has worked as a poison specialist is accused of killing his estranged wife by poisoning her, police said. Connor Bowman, 30, of Rochester, was arrested Friday, jail records show, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Betty Bowman, 32.

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  1. CNN

    Doctor accused of fatally poisoning wife charged with second-degree murder (opens CNN)

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    A Minnesota doctor who has worked as a poison specialist is accused of killing his estranged wife by poisoning her, police said. Connor Bowman, 30, of Rochester was arrested Friday, jail records show, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Betty Bowman, 32.

  2. New York Times

    Doctor Accused of Fatally Poisoning Wife (opens New York Times)

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    Connor Bowman was charged with murder after investigators found that his wife, Betty Bowman, had been poisoned with a drug that Dr. Bowman had researched online.

  3. Local News 8

    Former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of fatally poisoning wife charged with second-degree murder (opens Local News 8)

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    By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota doctor who has worked as a poison specialist is accused of killing his estranged wife by poisoning her, police said. Connor Bowman, 30, of Rochester, was arrested Friday, jail records show, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Betty Bowman, 32.

  4. The Guardian

    Former Mayo Clinic resident charged with fatally poisoning wife in Minnesota (opens The Guardian)

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    Connor Bowman, a poisoning specialist, is also accused of researching drug found in wife’s bloodstream

  5. NBC News

    Minnesota doctor and poison specialist accused of fatally poisoning his wife (opens NBC News)

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    Connor Bowman, 30, who once worked for poison control, allegedly killed his wife, Betty Bowman, 32, by giving her a "drug for an ailment she did not have,” police said.

  6. AL.com

    Minnesota poison control doctor Connor Bowman allegedly poisons wife for life insurance, infidelity (opens AL.com)

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    Bowman’s wife Betty, 32, died four days after she was admitted to the hospital and her death was flagged as suspicious.

  7. CBS News

    Poison specialist Connor Bowman fatally poisoned his pharmacist wife and tried to stop autopsy, Minnesota authorities say (opens CBS News)

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    Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, claimed his wife, Betty Bowman, had a rare illness, which hospital tests did not confirm.

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