A man has been named as a suspect in the decades-old cold case death of his wife, with investigators now also examining a possible link to the earlier death of his first wife. Police reopened the original inquiry after new evidence prompted a fresh look at circumstances long treated as unexplained, and detectives are exploring whether the two deaths, separated by years, may be connected.

The woman at the centre of the case died more than 30 years ago in Missouri, and authorities have since turned their attention to her husband as they reassess the case with modern investigative techniques. Investigators in Louisville are also reviewing the death of his first wife, raising the possibility of a pattern spanning both marriages, though no charges have yet been confirmed as the inquiry continues.