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LAYTON, Utah (AP) -- A preliminary hearing has been set for a man accused of killing his wife of 29 years at their Layton home earlier this year.
Fifty-one-year-old Richard Stuart Carlson is charged with first-degree murder and obstructing justice in the February death of his wife, 48-year-old Joanne F. Carlson.
Carlson is accused of bludgeoning his sleeping wife, smothering her with a pillow and then putting her in a bathtub to make it appear she had accidentally drowned.
Authorities say the couple's 19-year-old son called 9-1-1 after he apparently heard and saw the attack.
Carlson's preliminary hearing is set for September 12th.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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