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James Frank admitted he slit his wife’s throat, then stabbed her and struck her chest with a hammer a combined 10 times, but now says the killing was part of a suicide pact.
Published Jun 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive
A Bethlehem Township man who admitted he slit his wife’s throat, then stabbed her and struck her chest with a hammer a combined 10 times, now says he did it as part of a suicide pact.
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