Sandra lynn henthorn death
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After two weeks of stunning revelations during the Harold Henthorn murder trial, Grace Rishell couldn’t help but wonder how she had dodged a violent death in a remote place herself.
Rishell said Tuesday that she feels fortunate to be alive. With just a little imagination she could see a scenario in which she could have become the wife-killer’s third victim.
“I don’t know why I’m alive and Lynn and Toni are not,” said Rishell, referring to Henthorn’s first two wives. Henthorn was convicted Monday of killing his second wife, Toni Henthorn, in 2012 and is under investigation for killing his first wife, Sandra “Lynn” Henthorn, in 1995.
Henthorn faces a mandatory life prison term without parole.
Although Rishell was never married to Henthorn, it didn’t stop him from taking out a $250,000 life insurance policy in her name.
In retrospect, she believes that Henthorn groomed her for murder and had even been searching for a remote location to do the deed.
Rishell met Henthorn in the early 1980s. She married the brother of Henthorn’s first wife, Sandra “Lynn” Henthorn. After Lynn died in a fluke car accident near Sedalia in May 1995, Henthorn remained close to the family. He continued to attend family va
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Harold Henthorn met his first wife, Lynn Rishell, in college in Virginia. She was known for her kind personality and worked as a social worker. Lynn and Harold were married for 12 years until tragedy struck.
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Tragedy in Sedalia
On May 6, 1995, Harold and Lynn Henthorn went on a nighttime drive along the remote highway near Sedalia, Colorado. They had stopped to fix a flat tire.
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An Unusual Accident
According to Harold Henthorn, Lynn went underneath the car to retrieve a lug nut that she dropped. At the same time, he said he threw the flat tire into the trunk of the Jeep, causing the car to fall off the jack and crush Lynn. She later died in the hospital.
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Case Closed
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office closed the case six days later, calling Lynn Henthorn's death an accident.
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Harold's Second Love, Toni
Five years after Lynn Henthorn's tragic death, Harold Henthorn found love again through a Christian dating site where he met his second wife, Toni Bertolet. A prominent ophthalmologist in Jackson, Mississippi, Toni's family the couple co
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