Husband Held in ’91 Death of TV Anchorwoman
Nearly a year after a television news anchorwoman was shot to death outside her home, authorities in Denver on Friday arrested her husband as the prime suspect.
Bradford King was being held in Denver pending arraignment and an extradition hearing, said Robin Ivey, administrative assistant to Calhoun County, Mich., Sheriff Jon Olson.
Diane Newton King, 34, was shot twice on Feb. 9, 1991, as she stepped from her car at her rural home. Her husband reported finding her body, and the couple’s 3-month-old daughter and 3-year-old son were found still strapped into their car seats.
King and the children moved to Denver after the killing.
Ivey declined to comment on why the arrest came nearly a year after the crime. She referred the question to Calhoun County prosecutor Jon Sahli, who could not be reached for comment.
King told police he had been walking in the woods behind their home when he found his wife’s body. He told authorities he heard shots while he was on his walk, but thought nothing of it since hunters often were in the area.
An affidavit filed in Denver said Michigan authorities had evidence implicating King within two days of the shooting.
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