WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (TCN) -- A 70-year-old man was recently sentenced in connection with the 1988 cold case death of his estranged wife amid their separation. According to KPTV-TV, on July 8, Robert Atrops received life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. A jury previously convicted him in April of second-degree murder. Prosecutors said the defendant and his wife, Deborah Atrops, experienced marital problems, including physical abuse, and were separated at the time of her death. The couple had recently adopted an infant daughter, but Robert Atrops' wife...

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