Murder charges against Jane Dorotik dropped in San Diego County case due to insufficient evidence. 'It's finally over.'

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Murder charges against Jane Dorotik dropped in San Diego County case due to insufficient evidence. 'It's finally over.'
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Dorotik spent almost two decades in prison after being convicted of killing her husband.

In 2001, Jane Dorotik was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of her husband. She always maintained she was wrongly convicted. Decades later, new defense lawyers successfully challenged the state's case, discrediting some of the evidence that had been used to convict her. On May 16, 2022, prosecutors abruptly dropped the charges against the now 75-year-old mother of three.,"This has been a torturous journey for 22 years and it's finally over.

Jane was a successful health care executive who loved horses. Bob was an engineer with a passion for hiking and jogging. Over the years the Dorotiks' relationship had weathered some rough patches, but Jane said at the time of the murder their marriage was"better than ever." It wasn't what investigators believed. They said the Dorotiks' marriage was in trouble again, providing a possible motive for murder: money.

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