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Man convicted of killing wife; [Final Edition] Review-Journal. Las Vegas Review - Journal. Las Vegas, Nev.: Aug 27, 2004. p. 2.B


Summary:

According to testimony during [Frank Marques]' trial, the shooting unfolded after [Candace Weckhorst] tried to leave Marques because of years of verbal abuse. Marques shot Weckhorst after she told him she might one day date other men

Full Text:
A man who walked into a church and confessed to shooting his estranged wife in August 2002 was convicted by a jury Thursday of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon.
Frank Marques faces a minimum sentence of 40 years to life in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 13 by District Judge Sally Loehrer.
Marques shot his estranged wife, Candace Weckhorst, 35, in an alley behind the east Las Vegas auto repair shop where Marques worked.
Weckhorst was the mother of two young children.
According to testimony during Marques' trial, the shooting unfolded after Weckhorst tried to leave Marques because of years of verbal abuse. Marques shot Weckhorst after she told him she might one day date other men.
"My blood started pumping ... right there, that's it. I'm taking her out. I'm going to shoot my wife," Marques told police in a confession.
About 20 hours after the shooting, Marques attended Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, and told a priest he had killed his wife.