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ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — The case of an 82-year-old Englewood man accused of killing and dismembering his wife and daughter in March 2023 is in the hands of the jury. Reginald Maclaren , 82, faces five counts in connection with the death of his wife, 70-year-old Bethany Maclaren, and his daughter, 35-year-old Ruth Jennifer Maclaren:
During an interview with police, he said he planned to kill them so the family could avoid becoming homeless, according to an arrest affidavit. The document read that Reginald MacLaren told police"he does not regret killing his family as he 'knows they are in a better place.'"Englewood man, 81, in custody after police find bodies of wife, daughter in trash cans He was formally charged on April 3, 2023 and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him on Jan. 23, 2024.
The defense argued that the defendant's state of mind at the time of the alleged crimes is as much an element in this case as the crime itself. They brought up multiple testimonies about his mind, including witnesses who described him as distraught, irrational, incoherent and not thinking clearly around the time of the deaths.
“This is not an attempt to hide evidence," the defense said."This is someone who is not thinking straight.”
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