Dispatcher’s Husband Guilty of Her Murder

The husband of Luzerne County 911 dispatcher Carli Dennis was found guilty of her murder after a 10-day trial, and he was immediately sentenced to life in prison after the verdict was read. Jeffrey Dennis was accused of shooting his wife in the head while she slept after learning she was having an affair with a colleague at work. Dennis took the stand to say that his wife had shot herself, despite his having lunged for the gun to try to stop her. Jeffrey Dennis is a former Dallas Township police officer, and denied having verbally or physically abused his wife. He told several different accounts of the shooting to friends after it occurred, which the prosecutor used to attack his credibility during the trial. Forensic evidence focused on the blood spatter and the shell casing to prove Carli Dennis’ wound wasn’t self-inflicted.