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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 1:55 PM ET
OCONTO, Wis. (AP) - An Oconto County man was arrested Thursday and charged with killing his estranged wife, then setting the house on fire.
Fifty-year-old Randall Staeven (STAY'-ven) is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 40-year-old Christine Staeven, arson, mutilating a corpse and endangering the lives of 3 children in the home.
A criminal complaint says Staeven's wife was killed before the fire was set. WLUK-TV reports the couple had been going through a divorce at the time of the woman's death in May 2009.
Information from: WLUK-TV, http://www.fox11online.com
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