NATION : Maine Hunter Cleared in Death
A hunter was found innocent today of manslaughter charges in the death of a woman he shot and killed when he mistook her for a deer two years ago.
Donald Rogerson, a 47-year-old supermarket produce manager, was charged in the Nov. 15, 1988, death of Karen Wood, a 37-year-old mother of twin 1-year-old girls. Wood was shot once in the chest as she stood about 130 feet behind her home in Hermon, a rural Bangor suburb.
Members of Rogerson’s family jumped up and hugged each other after the jury’s verdict was read.
Wood’s husband, Kevin, hung his head and left the courtroom in silence.
The case attracted national attention and had set off an emotional debate in Maine over hunting safety.
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