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Courthouse Shooter's Widow Dies in Prison

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DOVER, Del. (AP) - The widow of a man who killed his former daughter-in-law at a Delaware courthouse has died behind bars while serving a life sentence on federal cyberstalking charges.

The Bureau of Prisons website says seventy-one-year-old Lenore Matusiewicz died May 6. Her brother, Tom Kula, said Monday that he was notified of her death May 7.

An emergency sentencing was held for Matusiewicz in February as she lay gravely ill at a Philadelphia hospital.

Matusiewicz, son David and daughter Amy Gonzalez were all sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of conspiracy and cyberstalking resulting in the 2013 death of David's ex-wife, Christine Belford.

Thomas Matusiewicz fatally shot Belford and a friend as they arrived for a child support hearing. He then traded gunfire with police before killing himself.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.