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Jordan Graham pleads guilty to pushing husband off cliff | Jordan Graham pleads guilty to pushing husband off cliff |
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A woman in the US state of Montana has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, admitting she shoved her husband off a cliff eight days into their marriage. | A woman in the US state of Montana has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, admitting she shoved her husband off a cliff eight days into their marriage. |
Jordan Linn Graham, 22, agreed to the deal near the end of a trial on a charge of first-degree murder. | |
Her husband, Cody Johnson, 25, fell to his death in Glacier National Park on 7 July. | Her husband, Cody Johnson, 25, fell to his death in Glacier National Park on 7 July. |
Graham, who said the couple were arguing about her doubts about the marriage, faces up to life in prison. | Graham, who said the couple were arguing about her doubts about the marriage, faces up to life in prison. |
She is scheduled to be sentenced on 27 March. | She is scheduled to be sentenced on 27 March. |
In exchange for Graham's plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a charge of premeditated first-degree murder as well as one count of making a false statement to authorities. | |
Graham appeared in federal court on Thursday and recounted the events surrounding her husband's death. | Graham appeared in federal court on Thursday and recounted the events surrounding her husband's death. |
She said she was unhappy after her wedding just days prior. When she and her new husband went for a hike on a narrow ledge over a ravine, they argued, and he grabbed her by the arm. | |
"I just pushed... I wasn't thinking about where we were," she said, according to the Associated Press news agency. | "I just pushed... I wasn't thinking about where we were," she said, according to the Associated Press news agency. |
Reported missing | Reported missing |
Graham said she later drove home and did not call for help because she was afraid. | Graham said she later drove home and did not call for help because she was afraid. |
Mr Johnson, 25, was reported missing on 8 July. | Mr Johnson, 25, was reported missing on 8 July. |
According to an FBI affidavit, in an initial interview on 9 July, Graham told police she had received a text message from her husband saying he was going for a drive with a friend. | |
But, she told investigators, both she and her husband usually deleted their texts, so she could not show police the message in question. | |
Two days later she was the first to report finding her husband's dead body. | Two days later she was the first to report finding her husband's dead body. |
A park ranger told her it was unusual that she had found the body, according to the affidavit. | A park ranger told her it was unusual that she had found the body, according to the affidavit. |
"It was a place he wanted to see before he died," she allegedly replied. | "It was a place he wanted to see before he died," she allegedly replied. |
His family called for an investigation after his body was recovered by helicopter below a steep viewpoint known as the Loop, in Glacier National Park on 12 July. | His family called for an investigation after his body was recovered by helicopter below a steep viewpoint known as the Loop, in Glacier National Park on 12 July. |
Graham subsequently admitted having lied to police about her husband's death on 16 July. | Graham subsequently admitted having lied to police about her husband's death on 16 July. |
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