'Battered' Nebraska Wife Found Not Guilty of Murder in Fatal Shooting
‘Battered’ Nebraska Wife Found Not Guilty of Murder in Fatal Shooting After She Testifies Husband Abused Her
Kathleen Jourdan testifying during her murder trial. (via KETV)
A Nebraska doctor who shot her husband to death in front of their two children on a transcontinental freeway will not serve any time in prison after jurors found that she acted in self-defense.
A Dawson County jury found 33-year-old Kathleen Jourdan not guilty on one count of second-degree murder and one count of using a deadly weapon to commit a felony in the death of 35-year-old Joshua Jourdan, the Lexington Clipper-Herald reported.
The shooting took place when Kathleen, her husband, and their two young sons on June 17, 2020 were driving on Interstate 80 on their way to Scottsbluff, where the family was moving so Kathleen could continue her medical residency. Kathleen and Joshua were reportedly arguing when Joshua pulled the vehicle to the side of the freeway and called a friend to help mediate the conversation. During the call, Joshua reportedly turned towards Kathleen with his arms raised “like he was going to strike her,” and gave her “a look” she claimed to recognize from previous instances of physical abuse.
Kathleen then grabbed a handgun from the center console of the pickup truck and fired two fatal shots into Joshua’s chest.
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