Kurt Sonnenfeld Will Be Extradited, Face Murder Charges In Denver
DENVER (CBS4) - A former Denver resident once accused in his wife's New Year's death more than 10 years ago will be extradited to Colorado to face murder charges, various media reported Friday.
Authorities charged Kurt Sonnenfeld in the 2002 death of his wife, Nancy, but later dropped the case because of a lack of evidence. He claimed she committed suicide.
Media reported Friday that an Argentine court allowed the extradition. Sonnenfeld has been living in Argentina and is remarried with twin daughters.
Nancy Sonnenfeld was found shot to death in the couple's home near Colfax Avenue and Clayton Street in east Denver on Jan. 1, 2002.
The charges were refiled when Denver police uncovered new information.
CBS4 spoke to Nancy Sonnenfeld's parents in September 2004, when their son-in-law was first implicated.
"We loved him, and I'm also glad we had this time to get over all that, so that now I can face the facts," Nancy Sonnenfeld's mother said. "Now I know he's not the same Kurt we used to know."
Sonnenfeld, who worked as a videographer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, claimed the government framed him for his wife's death because he had proof the U.S. government was complicit in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. He gathered video from Ground Zero that he said proves authorities knew about the attack.
Argentine courts had previously rejected extradition requests because they said U.S. officials couldn't guarantee Sonnenfeld wouldn't be executed if found guilty.
According to a newspaper in Argentina, a local court agreed to extradition in exchange for promises that Sonnenfeld wouldn't face the death penalty.
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