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83-year-old Tenn. man convicted of murdering wife, sentenced to life

An 83-year-old Sumner County man has been convicted of first-degree murder after prosecutors said he admitted to killing his 81-year-old wife inside their Portland home. A jury found Joseph Anthony Scrofne guilty of the premeditated murder of Linda Carole Scrofne following a three-day trial, acco...

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