Trial in Burning Death
United Press International
MILWAUKEE —
A Milwaukee man accused of setting his wife on fire after watching the television movie “The Burning Bed” goes on trial today. Joseph Brandt, 40, who is charged with second-degree murder, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
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