Man Shoots Fiancee Day Before Wedding
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Man Shoots Fiancee Day Before Wedding
by FystyAngel Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:38 am
Man Shoots Fiancee Day Before Wedding
Allegedly Mistook Woman for Intruder; Florida Police Continue Probe
Nancy Dinsmore, left, with her finacee. John Tabutt. Tabutt claims he accidentally shot Dinsmore, mistaking her for an intruder.
(CBS/ AP) Police in Florida are continuing their investigation of a 62-year-old man who shot his fiancée the day before the wedding after allegedly mistaking her for an intruder.
"We're still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together," Winter Springs Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told CBS' "The Early Show" Monday.
John Tabutt, 62, told investigators he got his gun when he thought he heard an intruder, then fired at a figure in the hallway, according to Brunelle. It was Tabutt's live-in fiancee, 62-year-old Nancy Dinsmore, whom family members say he was going to marry Saturday. Tabutt told authorities he thought she was next to him in bed the whole time.
Brunelle said police were not yet viewing Tabutt's claim about believing Dinsmore was next to him in bed as suspicious and added Tabutt has no criminal record on file.
Tabutt called the police emergency dispatcher shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, moaning and sobbing, the newspaper reported.
"I thought I had an intruder in the house," he told the emergency dispatcher. "Honest to God, she looks dead."
He then thought he heard her take a breath.
"Hang in there, Honey. Hang in there," he said.
As for Tabutt's demeanor when police arrived, "he was as frantic as he sounds on tape," Brunelle said.
The couple planned to wed in a small ceremony Saturday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Winter Springs, Dinsmore's son-in-law Scott Sposato, of Vero Beach, told the Orlando Sentinel.
"They loved each other," he said. "It was quite apparent."
Winter Springs is about 15 miles north of Orlando.
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Allegedly Mistook Woman for Intruder; Florida Police Continue Probe
Nancy Dinsmore, left, with her finacee. John Tabutt. Tabutt claims he accidentally shot Dinsmore, mistaking her for an intruder.
(CBS/ AP) Police in Florida are continuing their investigation of a 62-year-old man who shot his fiancée the day before the wedding after allegedly mistaking her for an intruder.
"We're still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together," Winter Springs Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told CBS' "The Early Show" Monday.
John Tabutt, 62, told investigators he got his gun when he thought he heard an intruder, then fired at a figure in the hallway, according to Brunelle. It was Tabutt's live-in fiancee, 62-year-old Nancy Dinsmore, whom family members say he was going to marry Saturday. Tabutt told authorities he thought she was next to him in bed the whole time.
Brunelle said police were not yet viewing Tabutt's claim about believing Dinsmore was next to him in bed as suspicious and added Tabutt has no criminal record on file.
Tabutt called the police emergency dispatcher shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, moaning and sobbing, the newspaper reported.
"I thought I had an intruder in the house," he told the emergency dispatcher. "Honest to God, she looks dead."
He then thought he heard her take a breath.
"Hang in there, Honey. Hang in there," he said.
As for Tabutt's demeanor when police arrived, "he was as frantic as he sounds on tape," Brunelle said.
The couple planned to wed in a small ceremony Saturday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Winter Springs, Dinsmore's son-in-law Scott Sposato, of Vero Beach, told the Orlando Sentinel.
"They loved each other," he said. "It was quite apparent."
Winter Springs is about 15 miles north of Orlando.
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Re: Man Shoots Fiancee Day Before Wedding
by Booklover Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:00 am
Hi, Fysty!FystyAngel wrote:Man Shoots Fiancee Day Before Wedding
Allegedly Mistook Woman for Intruder; Florida Police Continue Probe
Nancy Dinsmore, left, with her finacee. John Tabutt. Tabutt claims he accidentally shot Dinsmore, mistaking her for an intruder.
(CBS/ AP) Police in Florida are continuing their investigation of a 62-year-old man who shot his fiancée the day before the wedding after allegedly mistaking her for an intruder.
"We're still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together," Winter Springs Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told CBS' "The Early Show" Monday.
John Tabutt, 62, told investigators he got his gun when he thought he heard an intruder, then fired at a figure in the hallway, according to Brunelle. It was Tabutt's live-in fiancee, 62-year-old Nancy Dinsmore, whom family members say he was going to marry Saturday. Tabutt told authorities he thought she was next to him in bed the whole time.
Brunelle said police were not yet viewing Tabutt's claim about believing Dinsmore was next to him in bed as suspicious and added Tabutt has no criminal record on file.
Tabutt called the police emergency dispatcher shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, moaning and sobbing, the newspaper reported.
"I thought I had an intruder in the house," he told the emergency dispatcher. "Honest to God, she looks dead."
He then thought he heard her take a breath.
"Hang in there, Honey. Hang in there," he said.
As for Tabutt's demeanor when police arrived, "he was as frantic as he sounds on tape," Brunelle said.
The couple planned to wed in a small ceremony Saturday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Winter Springs, Dinsmore's son-in-law Scott Sposato, of Vero Beach, told the Orlando Sentinel.
"They loved each other," he said. "It was quite apparent."
Winter Springs is about 15 miles north of Orlando.
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I'd like to read more about this case. Can you find any more info on it for us?
It's very tragic, and I'm interested in knowing whether or not the man had life insurance on his fiance. 
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