Connor Bowman indicted on first and second-degree murder charges
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A grand jury in Olmsted County has indicted a former Mayo Clinic medical resident on first and second-degree murder charges after investigators say Connor Bowman poisoned his wife.
Connor Bowman was initially charged with second-degree murder following his arrest on Oct. 20, 2023. On Thursday a grand jury in Olmsted County added a first-degree premeditated murder charge.
Connor Bowman, 30, a poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is accused of poisoning his wife, Betty Bowman, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress.
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The former doctor is currently being held in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center on $2 million bail. His next scheduled court date is set for Jan. 16, 2024.