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Michael Thompson: 56-Year-Old Found GUILTY of Murdering and Raping Kimberley Thompson After Six-Week Trial
Jurors found Thompson guilty of rape, murder and perverting the course of justice after hearing evidence of years of domestic abuse and a staged suicide scene.
- Michael Thompson, 56, was found guilty of raping and murdering his estranged wife Kimberley Thompson, 43, following a six-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
- On August 9 last year, Thompson raped and suffocated his wife in their Pinewood Road home, then staged her bedroom to resemble suicide and posted messages on her social media accounts before calling emergency services.
- Evidence presented during trial showed Thompson monitored his wife's movements while becoming enraged by her request for about £65,000 as part of their divorce settlement.
- Detective Chief Inspector Torie Harrison of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit said "the level of abuse Kim was subjected to over the last two decades was horrific" and urged survivors to seek help.
- Police also investigated the 2000 death of Thompson's former partner Rhonda Anderson, but concluded the inquiry with insufficient evidence and took no further action.
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UK man who staged estranged wife's murder as suicide found guilty of rape, killing
UK News: Michael Thompson was convicted of raping and murdering his estranged wife, Kimberley Thompson, in a case marked by deception and allegations of abuse. The court revealed shocking details of the crime, which has drawn national attention.
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Husband’s Chilling Cover-Up Unravels After Estranged Wife Is Found Dead in Bedroom
A man in England has been found guilty of raping and murdering his estranged wife after prosecutors said he killed her, staged the scene to look like a suicide and then tried to cover his tracks. Michael Thompson, 56, was convicted Wednesday following a six-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court in the death of his...
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