Jun 22, 2021

McCook woman, 80, to be sentenced in July for killing husband

Posted Jun 22, 2021 3:29 PM

MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) — An 80-year-old southwestern Nebraska woman faces sentencing next month for killing her husband, though she claimed it was in response to years of abuse.

KNOP-TV reports that Lavetta Langdon of McCook will be sentenced July 12. She pleaded no contest to manslaughter earlier this month.

Langdon was arrested in August after police found 79-year-old Larry Langdon shot to death in his bedroom. Lavetta Langdon told investigators that her husband had struck her during a fight over money.

Police said Lavetta Langdon then took a handgun and shot him in the chest.

Lavetta Langdon told police she had been the victim of domestic violence for 30 years.

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