Murder trial to open for woman accused of husband's death years after another partner was killed

The trial of a Texas woman with a grim relationship history is set to begin this week in a courtroom near Houston in connection with allegations that she killed her most recent husband with a fatal dose of insulin

The trial of a Texas woman with a grim relationship history is set to begin this week in a courtroom near Houston in connection with allegations that she killed her most recent husband with a fatal dose of insulin.

Jury selection for Sarah Hartsfield, a former U.S. Army sergeant who has been married five times and whose third husband previously accused her of asking her fourth husband to kill his new wife, is scheduled to begin Monday.

She is charged with one count of murder in the January 2023 death of Joseph Hartsfield, 46. She has pleaded not guilty.

Sarah Hartsfield, 50, has admitted to fatally shooting another romantic partner — a former fiancé — in self-defense in Minnesota in 2018. She was cleared of wrongdoing, but a local prosecutor said he was re-examining the case after she was indicted on the murder charge in Joseph Hartsfield’s death.

The status of that inquiry is unclear. The prosecutor, Chad Larson, did not respond to a request for comment.