{"id":23183,"date":"2025-05-04T07:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T07:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-former-idaho-state-trooper-dan-howard-was-arrested-for-his-wifes-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T07:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T07:38:31","slug":"how-former-idaho-state-trooper-dan-howard-was-arrested-for-his-wifes-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-former-idaho-state-trooper-dan-howard-was-arrested-for-his-wifes-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"How former Idaho state trooper Dan Howard was arrested for his wife&#8217;s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kendy-howard-idaho-dan-howard-suspicious-death-bathtub\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kendy Howard<\/a><\/span> was found dead in her bathtub. While dispatched as a suicide, clues at the scene made Kootenai County authorities suspicious. Here&#8217;s a look at the case:<\/p>\n<h2>A 26-year marriage<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/27\/dd740126-bb82-4200-a895-600e38b05070\/thumbnail\/620x349\/d9a1bd22bed59697951b709b0504fc8d\/howard-dan-kendy.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Dan and Kendy Howard \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/27\/dd740126-bb82-4200-a895-600e38b05070\/thumbnail\/620x349\/d9a1bd22bed59697951b709b0504fc8d\/howard-dan-kendy.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/27\/dd740126-bb82-4200-a895-600e38b05070\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/aa0ea47c960783850b508b393b1734b9\/howard-dan-kendy.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dan and Kendy Howard<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Brian Wilkins <\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dan and Kendy Howard had been married since 1994. By 2021, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kendy-howard-idaho-murder-dan-howard-law-enforcement-skills-was-bathtub-scene-staged-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Dan Howard<\/a><\/span> had gone from working as an Idaho State Trooper to working in the Alaskan oil fields for three weeks at a time.<\/p>\n<h2>Kendy seeks divorce<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/26\/158a06be-61c5-41ef-8a3f-640a79b75a6e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/c13f8706b238a0aa6ee218432b010955\/kendy-howard-full.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Kendy Howard \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/26\/158a06be-61c5-41ef-8a3f-640a79b75a6e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/c13f8706b238a0aa6ee218432b010955\/kendy-howard-full.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/26\/158a06be-61c5-41ef-8a3f-640a79b75a6e\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/d3dd5303d21cad1ba8f678b9779a3c43\/kendy-howard-full.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kendy Howard<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Brian Wilkins<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Jan. 28, 2021, just five days before she died, Kendy Howard picked Dan Howard up from the airport and told him she wanted a divorce. She described Dan&#8217;s reaction to a friend as having been &#8220;not good.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Dan Howard&#8217;s call to 911<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/29\/b0e6ba54-e9de-49bb-a60d-b0a7941af40b\/thumbnail\/620x828\/46d5c3fd375daa4078030e2345ee5895\/howard-dan-trooper.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Dan Howard \" height=\"828\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/29\/b0e6ba54-e9de-49bb-a60d-b0a7941af40b\/thumbnail\/620x828\/46d5c3fd375daa4078030e2345ee5895\/howard-dan-trooper.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/29\/b0e6ba54-e9de-49bb-a60d-b0a7941af40b\/thumbnail\/1240x1656\/7634a223065f3c18729f75c5182e9c02\/howard-dan-trooper.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dan Howard was once a Idaho State Police trooper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the night of Feb. 2, 2021, at 10:43 p.m., Dan Howard called 911, screaming Kendy had shot herself. &#8220;She&#8217;s in the bathtub dead &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The call was dispatched as a suicide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Dan Howard at the scene<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/b7c8118f-6fe7-4c5f-b948-db493f079b82\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5bbf6cfa8a8c32e9971be8e2b848c232\/howard-bodycam.png?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"howard-bodycam.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/b7c8118f-6fe7-4c5f-b948-db493f079b82\/thumbnail\/620x349\/5bbf6cfa8a8c32e9971be8e2b848c232\/howard-bodycam.png?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">\u00a0Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Miranda Thomas was one of the first responders to arrive at the Howards&#8217; home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County District Court<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputy Miranda Thomas was one of the first officers to arrive. Thomas said she witnessed Dan Howard screaming, crying and gagging.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Kendy Howard found in the bathtub<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/96ddc574-4d4d-48e5-9b02-0993da6332eb\/thumbnail\/620x413\/06b3362770f9aca6c83c678e7e2966a1\/howard-bathroom.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Howard bathroom \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/96ddc574-4d4d-48e5-9b02-0993da6332eb\/thumbnail\/620x413\/06b3362770f9aca6c83c678e7e2966a1\/howard-bathroom.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/96ddc574-4d4d-48e5-9b02-0993da6332eb\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/ae09d213d801499b85ecaec68a02f946\/howard-bathroom.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kendy Howard was found dead in the bathtub with a gunshot wound to her head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Caption: Kendy Howard was found dead, naked in the bathtub of her home, with a gunshot wound to her head. Kendy&#8217;s gun was submerged in the bathwater.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A packed duffle bag<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/8fe1f34b-474f-49ad-a269-17c5b7500952\/thumbnail\/620x413\/3a2a79c8df5e7bdf62726bd2f47baeff\/howard-duffle-bag.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Duffle bag at Howard home \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/8fe1f34b-474f-49ad-a269-17c5b7500952\/thumbnail\/620x413\/3a2a79c8df5e7bdf62726bd2f47baeff\/howard-duffle-bag.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/8fe1f34b-474f-49ad-a269-17c5b7500952\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/397c49f80cf9eef50af661b269b8648f\/howard-duffle-bag.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Deputy Thomas noticed a packed duffle bag filled with women&#8217;s clothing at the bottom of the stairs at the Howard home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas noticed a duffle bag with what she said seemed to be women&#8217;s clothing packed inside. &#8220;Was someone planning on leaving the house?&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<h2>A clue on the dryer<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/26\/cdfa02bb-a183-457f-8b60-9acf0068e584\/thumbnail\/620x349\/40dfebdca77566bed23a3b72222b76cc\/howard-dryer.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Dryer at the home of Kendy and Dan Howard \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/26\/cdfa02bb-a183-457f-8b60-9acf0068e584\/thumbnail\/620x349\/40dfebdca77566bed23a3b72222b76cc\/howard-dryer.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/26\/cdfa02bb-a183-457f-8b60-9acf0068e584\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/9d709d388e01df55ffb4121502ee7fa2\/howard-dryer.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">When first responders arrived to the Howard home, the clothes dryer was running. It was full of clean bath towels and mats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County District Court<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Detective Jerry Northrup said that in the dryer he observed &#8220;bathmats and towels &#8230; and they were still somewhat warm,&#8221; which he said led him to question when the cycle had been started.<\/p>\n<h2>How did Kendy Howard really die?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/245a6cd9-0879-4a37-ba67-8712d4bef907\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4712b632a3a71c95a99c307d6ae076e3\/howard-gun.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Kendy Howards's gun \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/245a6cd9-0879-4a37-ba67-8712d4bef907\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4712b632a3a71c95a99c307d6ae076e3\/howard-gun.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/245a6cd9-0879-4a37-ba67-8712d4bef907\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/08bc1b212f03670bd0efcd3ae5498c2d\/howard-gun.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kendy Howard&#8217;s own pistol which was found at the bottom of the tub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendy Howard&#8217;s gun was found in the bathtub. Investigators said they would have expected to see a lot more blood in the bathtub if she had been alive when she was shot.<\/p>\n<h2>Kendy&#8217;s daughter accuses Dan Howard<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/9d3fc8b6-cd2f-41b4-97c2-4bc96f14fa73\/thumbnail\/620x349\/81bc7a834bcb4e88d0d9d370e68605eb\/howard-brooke-wilkins.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"howard-brooke-wilkins.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/9d3fc8b6-cd2f-41b4-97c2-4bc96f14fa73\/thumbnail\/620x349\/81bc7a834bcb4e88d0d9d370e68605eb\/howard-brooke-wilkins.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/9d3fc8b6-cd2f-41b4-97c2-4bc96f14fa73\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/8c60a1cd6387e44f94cc241bbf3a8495\/howard-brooke-wilkins.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kendy Howard&#8217;s daughter, Brooke Wilkins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Dan Howard called his stepdaughter Brooke Wilkins with the news of Kendy&#8217;s death, investigators said they could overhear Wi accuse Dan of killing her mother. Despite their suspicions, detectives said there was not enough evidence at the scene to arrest Dan.<\/p>\n<h2>Dan Howard arrested<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-small\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/29\/96bcef94-1477-4ab7-8745-3e3062cc8bc8\/thumbnail\/620x826\/556f340a9b2e17bb6c3c045c50bc5a0c\/howard-dan-mug.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Dan Howard booking photo \" height=\"826\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/29\/96bcef94-1477-4ab7-8745-3e3062cc8bc8\/thumbnail\/620x826\/556f340a9b2e17bb6c3c045c50bc5a0c\/howard-dan-mug.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/29\/96bcef94-1477-4ab7-8745-3e3062cc8bc8\/thumbnail\/1240x1652\/cf560fb6574d23ae67fada8a704a0e15\/howard-dan-mug.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">In April 2023, Dan Howard was charged with murder. He was also charged with domestic battery from an incident seven months before Kendy&#8217;s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kootenai County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It took two years for prosecutors to build their case. In July, 2023, Dan Howard was arrested and charged with Kendy Howard&#8217;s murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Dan Howard on trial<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/ea06e265-1482-4368-938d-a9aaab0e6ef5\/thumbnail\/620x349\/114a06bc32c30def61d08c24237d1604\/howard-dan-trial.png?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Dan Howard \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/ea06e265-1482-4368-938d-a9aaab0e6ef5\/thumbnail\/620x349\/114a06bc32c30def61d08c24237d1604\/howard-dan-trial.png?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dan Howard at his trial for the murder ofn his wife Kendy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Pool<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On March 4, 2024, the trial of Dan Howard began. The prosecution claimed <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kendy-howard-idaho-murder-dan-howard-law-enforcement-skills-was-bathtub-scene-staged-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Dan had killed Kendy <\/a><\/span>by putting her in a carotid restraint hold \u2013 a maneuver he had learned in his law enforcement training. The defense maintained that Kendy&#8217;s death was a suicide. After 10 days of testimony, 62 witnesses, and just over eight hours of deliberations, a verdict was reached.<\/p>\n<h2>Dan Howard found guilty<\/h2>\n<p>On March 19, 2024, the jury found Dan Howard guilty of second-degree murder and domestic battery.<\/p>\n<h2>Life in prison<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/f9edb1d4-34d8-4bbe-936a-0d64ad990ea9\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a0d27386fe35dfe07ea84840a9e54839\/howard-sentencing.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce#\" alt=\"Dan Howard sentencing hearing \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/f9edb1d4-34d8-4bbe-936a-0d64ad990ea9\/thumbnail\/620x349\/a0d27386fe35dfe07ea84840a9e54839\/howard-sentencing.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/09\/28\/f9edb1d4-34d8-4bbe-936a-0d64ad990ea9\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/fa4990255a59107f71cd62c9a1ca282e\/howard-sentencing.jpg?v=7c5acc180b39394767372ab4e02619ce 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dan Howard make a plea for leniency at his sentencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Pool<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At Dan Howard&#8217;s sentencing hearing in May 2024, Judge Lamont Berecz told him, &#8220;You killed a mother. You killed a grandmother. 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