TROY, Mo. 鈥 Russell Faria, once ordered to serve life in prison for the murder of his wife, walked free from court here Friday after a judge found him not guilty in a retrial.
Faria not guilty in Lincoln County murder of his wife
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Russell Faria embraces his mother, Luci Faria, after he was found not guilty for the murder of his wife, Betsy Faria, by a judge on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at the Lincoln County Justice Center in Troy, Mo. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Russell Faria is interviewed after he was found not guilty of the murder of his wife, Betsy Faria, by a judge on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at the Lincoln County Justice Center in Troy, Mo. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Russell Faria (left) and one of his defense attorneys, Joel Schwartz, exit the Lincoln County Justice Center after Faria was found not guilty for the murder of his wife, Betsy Faria, by a judge on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Troy, Mo. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Russell Faria (black jacket) talks with family members, including his mother, Luci Faria (far right), outside the Lincoln County Justice Center after he was found not guilty for the murder of his wife, Betsy Faria, by a judge on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Troy, Mo. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Russell and Betsy Faria on a 2009 cruise.
The former home of Russell and Betsy Faria
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