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"A forensic pathologist said the first wife of a former Pennsylvania pastor could not have died from a fall down the stairs, as the ex-clergyman has claimed.Dr. Wayne Ross testified Tuesday at the homicide trial of Arthur Schirmer, who is charged with killing his second wife in 2008. The defendant claims Betty Schirmer died in a car crash. Prosecutors in Monroe County said he hit her on the head with a blunt object.Ross told jurors about the 1999 death of Schirmer's first wife, Jewel Schirmer, in Lebanon County. Arthur Schirmer has claimed she fell down the basement stairs while vacuuming. Ross said her extensive injuries were caused by a metal object, possibly a crowbar.Prosecutors asked Ross to testify about Jewel Schirmer to illustrate the similarities in how they contend both of Arthur Schirmer's wives were killed. Arthur Schirmer is charged separately in Jewel Schirmer's death and awaits trial."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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