She Was Terminally Ill. Her Husband Held the Gun to Her Head, Police Say - The New York Times

"The warrant for the man’s arrest told a wrenching story. His wife was terminally ill, going through chemotherapy treatments for cancer and struggling with Lyme disease, her pain and anguish increasing to such a degree that they began to search for ways to end her life.

The two talked about taking razor blades to her wrists or getting the tranquilizing drug Klonopin. They debated going to Vermont, where the terminally ill can legally be prescribed medication to die, but she wasn’t a resident. Last summer, she tried using the sleep drug Ambien and whiskey, but did not overdose.

Finally, the 911 call came. Lori Conners, 61, was dead of a gunshot wound to the head.

On Thursday, her husband, Kevin Conners, turned himself in, was arrested and posted $50,000 bail, according to the authorities. The state police investigated the death of Ms. Conners for several months before charging Mr. Conners with manslaughter...."