Wife-killer Geoffrey Adams dies a day after court reveals brain cancer diagnosis

Wife-killer Geoffrey Adams dies a day after court reveals brain cancer diagnosis
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Geoffrey and Colleen Adams on their wedding day.
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A South Australian man who was waiting to be sentenced for killing his wife more than 45 years ago has died, correctional authorities have confirmed.
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He pleaded guilty to manslaughter but was acquitted of murder
Yesterday it was revealed he had brain cancer and was expected to die before sentencing
Geoffrey Adams killed his 24-year-old wife Colleen Adams at the their home at Maitland, on Yorke Peninsula, in 1973.
The 72-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied he murdered his wife.

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