Judge To Decide If Poisoned Wife's Letter Admissible In Court
- From: "tiny dancer" <tinydancer357@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:53:17 -0400
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KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. -- There was testimony Monday morning from a surprise
witness is the evidentiary hearing of a Kenosha County man accused of
killing his wife nine years ago.
Edward Klug is a former co-worker at Mark Jensen's investment firm. He told
the judge about a conversation he had with Mark Jensen the month before
Julie Jensen died.
"Mark told me that he was visiting Web sites about how to poison his wife,
and the fact that he wanted to kill his wife," Klug testified. "It was
interesting, I mean it was kind of shocking."
A month later, Jensen told Klug his wife had died. Prosecutors contend Mark
Jensen poisoned his wife, Julie, with antifreeze. Jensen's lawyers have
suggested that she poisoned herself in revenge, after learning Mark was
having an affair.
Jensen's attorney noted Klug failed to come forward for nine years, and
asked if he'd ever told anyone about the alleged conversation.
Klug said he had told his wife, and some co-workers, and once even called
Pleasant Prairie police. Klug said he told police Jensen worked in his
office, but did not offer details about Jensen's comments about poisoning
his wife.
Klug?s testimony will continue after the noon lunch break.
This week's evidentiary hearing is over a letter Julie Jensen wrote before
her death. Mark Jensen's attorney wants to keep it out of court.
In the letter, Julie said she believed her husband was going to kill her.
The letter was turned in by a neighbor after Julie died. It read, "this list
was in my husbands business daily planner. I don't know what it means but if
anything happens to me, he would be my first suspect." The list included
Librium, booze, razor blades and syringe.
Investigators also seized Jensen's computer, which allegedly shows Mark
spent six weeks online plotting to poison Julie. They said he went to Web
sites about botulism, physician assisted suicide and antifreeze poisoning.
The actual trial doesn't start until October, but starting Monday a judge
will consider whether or not to admit the letter as evidence in the trial.
Jensen's lawyer argues the letter is inadmissible because it is hearsay and
his client has the constitutional right to cross examine his accuser. In
this case, that would be Julie.
Prosecutors said Jensen lost that right when he killed his wife.
Legal experts predict a legal precedent will be set in this case, because
there are very few cases like this with similar circumstances.
The hearing is expected to last a week.
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