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- A man said he killed his wife because he couldn't pay her medical bills, per a police statement.
- Ronnie Wiggs said he choked his wife and covered her nose and mouth, the police statement said.
- He faces a second-degree murder charge, punishable by up to life in prison, per Missouri law.
A man charged with strangling and killing his wife at the hospital said he did it because he couldn't pay her medical bills, according to a detective's probable cause statement.
Ronnie Wiggs reportedly told police he choked his wife and covered her nose and mouth to keep her from screaming while she was staying at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri.