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Woman charged in husband's death

TIDIOUTE — State police said a woman is charged with first-degree murder in a plot to kill her estranged husband.

Susan Yeager, 33, was previously charged with conspiracy. She is in jail without bond.

Police also charged Susan Yeager's brother, Cory Altman, 28, and Robert Pessia with first-degree murder. Police said they conspired to kill Shawn Yeager, 39, and make it look like a hunting accident.

State police said they were called after Shawn Yeager's sons, 12 and 15, found him shot on the rear deck of his home near the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County on Dec. 5.

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