Colorado man convicted of killing his wife after posing as her ex-boyfriend and stalking her
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — A Colorado man was convicted Thursday of killing his wife after stalking her while posing as her ex-boyfriend.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — A Colorado man was convicted Thursday of killing his wife after stalking her while posing as her ex-boyfriend.
Jurors reached the verdict against Daniel Krug, 44, a day after beginning deliberations. They found him guilty of all four charges he faced — first-degree murder as well as two counts of stalking and one count of criminal impersonation.
As soon as the verdict was read, a police officer put handcuffs on Krug, who was wearing a gray suit and sitting with his lawyers. Krug is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday. He faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole.
Krug’s parents sat behind him as the verdict was read in the quiet courtroom. The family of his wife, Kristil Krug, sat on the other side of the courtroom.
With his marriage to Kristil Krug falling apart, prosecutors said Krug decided to play “puppet master” by scaring his wife and then trying to win her back by protecting her from the fake stalking, uniting them against a common threat.
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