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BOISE — A prominent former Bear Lake County doctor died in prison Sunday, just weeks after being sentenced for killing his wife in what he said was a failed suicide pact. Robert Degnan, 89, died at the Idaho State Correctional Institution, according to the Ada County Coroner’s Office. Degnan was sentenced on Oct. 7 to […] ....
PARIS — A former prominent Bear Lake County doctor is going to prison after shooting and killing his wife in what he said was a failed suicide pact. Robert Degnan, 89, received a three to 11-year prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to felony voluntary manslaughter. Investigative reports show on Sept. 8, 2020, Degnan shot […] ....
Man pleads guilty to killing his wife in exchange for probation Share This Robert Degnan | Caribou County Jail MONTPELIER A former Bear Lake County doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday to shooting and killing his wife last year. Robert Dwight Degnan, 88, pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter as part of a plea agreement signed with prosecutors that amended the charge from first-degree murder, according to court records obtained by EastIdahoNews.com. Investigators say he shot and killed his wife of 59 years, Marjorie O. Degnan, 79, on Sept. 6, in what he said was a failed suicide pact. As part of the plea agreement, Degnan will be placed on 15 years of probation with an underlying suspended five to 15-year prison sentence. The plea agreement is binding upon District Judge Mitchell Brown, meaning he must follow the terms of the plea agreement. ....