Friday, February 3, 2012

Man charged in socialite-wife's death due in court

Feb 3, 3:02 AM EST


Man charged in socialite-wife's death due in court


WASHINGTON (AP) -- A German-born man charged with killing his much-older socialite wife inside their northwest Washington home is due in court.

A status conference is scheduled for Friday in D.C. Superior Court for Albrecht Muth.

Muth is charged in the fatal beating and strangulation of 91-year-old Viola Drath, a German-born socialite and journalist, at their home. He has denied guilt and initially claimed his wife died of a head injury from a fall.

Muth also claims to be a general in the Iraqi army, but prosecutors say he's fabricating his military experience. He claimed in November that his wife's death was a "hit" ordered by Iranian agents.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GERMAN_SOCIALITE_SLAIN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-02-03-03-02-09

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