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An Officer's Wife Shot Dead

Jan 29, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Husband's Suspicious Suicide Claim

  • Seth Paralt claimed his wife Amanda shot herself in front of him, but the body position and evidence raised doubts about this story.
  • Sheriff Howard Sills immediately felt something was wrong upon seeing the scene and Seth's inconsistent statements.
ANECDOTE

Amanda's 911 Call and Fear

  • Amanda called 911 alleging domestic violence by Seth but later declined a stay-away order when he was released on bail.
  • She was scared and felt obligated to bring her husband home to make things "right."
INSIGHT

Forensic Doubts on Suicide

  • The position of Amanda's body and the location of the gun with an ejected magazine suggested she could not have shot herself.
  • The forensic evidence conflicted with a typical self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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