He thought his wife was prowler

Associated Press · April 16, 1965

Lawrence Schrawder, 31, is taken to a Philadelphia police station for questioning after police quoted him as saying he shot and killed his 26-year-old wife in the kitchen of their home, mistaking her for a prowler in the dark. Police said they found Schrawder standing beside the body of his wife, repeating, "Oh my god, oh my god," while their son, Lawrence two and a half years old, lay in his crib crying.